A fleet of 900 buses has been arranged in Kandy from August 3-15 for the convenience of devotees participating in the Kandy Perahera, Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) Regional Manager Sisira Soysa disclosed.
Six hundred of these buses had been deployed by the Kandy Depot and the rest have been brought in from other depots in the country.
SLTB Chairman Upali Marasinghe had instructed that adequate transport facilities be put in place for the devotees when they return homes after the perahera.
(Daily News)