Sri Lanka Institutes Midweek Fuel-Saving Measures Amid Energy Crisis
Struggling with dwindling fuel supplies, Sri Lanka takes action by declaring Wednesdays a nationwide day off as other Asian nations adopt similar conservation efforts.
In a bid to conserve its scarce fuel supplies, the government of Sri Lanka has announced that Wednesdays will be observed as a national holiday across the country. This latest move is part of a series of measures undertaken by Asian nations that heavily rely on oil imports from the Gulf region.
The decision to institute a midweek break was made during a cabinet meeting chaired by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who is grappling with the island nation's worst economic crisis in decades. With dwindling foreign exchange reserves and a crippling fuel shortage, Sri Lanka has been forced to take drastic actions to manage its energy consumption.
{{IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER}}Source: BBC News
