Colombo (News 1st); A solar-powered, air-conditioned, and multi-functional bus halt, crafted by skilled Army personnel in the Sri Lanka Electrical & Mechanical Engineers (SLEME) Regiment to be in line with eco-friendly and comfortable facilities with digital accessories was established on Tuesday (16) for the first time in Sri Lanka.

The introducing ‘m stop’ which houses an ATM, passenger seats, Wi-Fi facilities, air-conditioned seating area, CCTV surveillance, two entrances with auto sliding doors, city map navigation system, digital LCD display for commercials, mini shop with grocery and reload facilities, bus time table, departures, and arrivals was completely designed and manufactured by the SLEME.

The ‘m stop’, public facility structure is an innovation, encouraged by the SLEME Colonel Commandant after inputs were suggested by the Commander of the Army and it joins history as the first of its model in the country, marking a new entity to the sphere of public transport and its users.