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Talks on privatizing mail delivery crash
Tuesday, 30 January 2007 - 5:08 AM SL Time
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The preliminary discussions to hand over the delivery of mail to the private sector failed due to being financially unviable, official sources at the department of posts said.
Recruitment of staff for the distribution of mail had also not been implemented due to the probability of delivery of mail being handed over to the private sector, he added.
As a result of a large number of vacancies in the Department for postmen, the delivery of letters is being done in a haphazard manner, with the postman calling over for delivery around once every week or even less frequently, the source said.
The Kotahena Post office, which is responsible for the delivery network in the Colombo 13 and Colombo 15 areas, is presently operating its distribution with a depleted staff, of as much as ten less than its approved cadre, he added. He was also unaware of action being taken to fill in the vacancies for postmen, he said.
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