<span style="color: #222222;">In Sri Lanka, government today initiated a plan to have special dedicated women compartments in trains to mark International women day. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The 'Women Only' compartments aim at preventing the sexual harassment and hardship endured by women using public transport. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Ministry of Transport said in the first stage, these special compartments will be included in the trains running at office timings and in future it will be expanded to other trains as well.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">According to a study conducted by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), 90 per cent of women and girls in Sri Lanka have endured sexual harassment at least once in their lifetime on public buses and trains. However, only four per cent of those affected reported the incident to the police.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">UNFPA together with Sri Lankan Ministry of Women and Child Affairs and the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation organised a public exhibition titled "Does She Travel Safe?" featuring real stories of women and girls who have faced sexual harassment in public transport.</span>