Decision taken to preserve fuel
Colombo (Sri Lanka) – In financially challenging conditions, Sri Lanka has decided to shut Government offices and schools from next week. It is decided to save the fuel. The education ministry has decided that Government and private schools will conduct online classes.
#SriLanka announces shut-down of govt offices and schools from next week amid fuel crisis https://t.co/SV6tlpq22C pic.twitter.com/8lqSpJJmE4
— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) June 18, 2022
The Government has been doing power cuts for the last few months for 13hours a day. Sri Lanka is currently facing a foreign debt of 51 billion dollars.