Ashok Leyland, the flagship company of the Hinduja Group and an Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer, will supply 500 buses to the Sri Lanka Transport Board.
As part of the order, the company recently delivered 75 buses.
The order is a part of a Line of Credit extended by the Export Import Bank of India, under the Economic Assistance Scheme of Indian government.
The first batch of buses in the project was handed over by Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay to Minister of Transport Bandula Gunawardana.
The event was graced by Cabinet Ministers, MPs and CEO Lanka Ashok Leyland Umesh Gautam.
President of international operations for Ashok Leyland Amandeep Singh said, “More than 5000 Ashok Leyland buses are currently in operation with SLTB and these new 32-seater buses are expected to be put into operation in rural routes throughout the island. Ashok Leyland buses and trucks are also manufactured in Sri Lanka, and the brand “Lanka Ashok Leyland” is well known among Sri Lankans for their daily transportation requirements. Ashok Leyland is proud of its long-standing partnership with the Sri Lankan government. We also thank the Government of India for assistance towards strengthening Public Transport Infrastructure in Sri Lanka.”
