Sri Lanka’s government has suspended fuel sales for private vehicles and urged people to work from home to save fuel as the country’s economic crisis continues unresolved.
Transport Minister Bandula Gunawardena said on Monday that fuel will only be sold for essential services, such as public transportation, health, food, and export industries, among others.
The measures will take effect from June 27 to July 10, Sri Lanka-based News First reported.
“From midnight today, no fuel will be sold except for essential services like the health sector, because we want to conserve the little reserves we have,” Gunawardena told reporters.
Gunawardena said that all schools in Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka, would be closed for two weeks, while workers in non-essential industries were urged to work from home to conserve fuel….