Odisha Allows Intra-State Bus Services, City Buses

Bhubaneswar: In a major development with regard to the Coronavirus situation and lockdown in the state, the Odisha government has decided to allow Intra-state bus services in the state from tomorrow. Bringing in partial amendment to the previous guidelines, the government has decided to allow intra-state buses and city buses to ply with their sitting capacity.

The following activities shall be permitted with restrictions, except in the Containment Zones:

• Inter-State movement of passenger vehicles and buses, with mutual consent of the States involed.
• Intra-State movement of two wheelers, private vehicles, official vehicles, taxis (including cabs by aggregators like Ola, Uber etc.).
• Four wheelers and Auto Rickshaws are allowed with up to 2 passengers apart from the driver.
• Intra-State Buses, Other Passenger vehicles and City Buses are allowed to operate up to sitting capacity of the vehicle.
• Intra-State trains are allowed to operate following the SOP of MHA and Indian Railways.
• Movement of Public Transport, private vehicles and taxis (including cabs by aggregators like Ola, Uber, etc.) to and from airports, railway station and bus terminals/stands/stops are allowed round the clock, for facilitating movement of passengers by air, rail and road.
• All passengers travelling across the State by any mode of transport shall compulsorily wear face masks and persons with visible symptoms will not be permitted to board.