Almost thirty percent of the vehicles that come to Colombo on week days are those used by public servants and most have drivers too, costing around 150,000 monthly for fuel and salary for each vehicle. It could be more cost effective and ease traffic congestion if public servants are paid 50,000 rupees monthly instead, Chairman, Road Development Authority, M. D. S. Fernando told The Island yesterday (13). He said 125,000 smaller vehicles and 11,000 buses reach Colombo each week day, but widening roads will not be a solution to the traffic congestion, air pollution and parking problems which were a heavy drain in national resources. The only solution to the transport problem was to develop an efficient bus and train transport service so that commuters could arrive punctually at their places of work. It will also ease the burden on their purse.