Intra-state bus service in Punjab from tomorrow

Rajmeet Singh
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 18

Intra-state bus service in non-containment zones in Punjab will begin from May 20. The buses will have 50 per cent seating capacity. However, there will be no inter-state bus service till May 31. “Since point-to-point inter-state buses are to be run by mutual agreement between states, screening of passengers at the time of boarding and disembarking will have to be done followed by 14-day quarantine”, explained a senior government functionary. A detailed order in this regard is expected tomorrow.

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There is no restriction on movement of private passenger vehicles within the state from 7 am to 7 pm in non-containment zones. While taxis, autos and rickshaws will carry two passengers, scooters and motorcycles have been allowed one person on the pillion.

These decisions were taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh here today. The Transport Department has been asked to draft the standard operating procedure (SOP), such as disinfecting buses. “Since we expect sparse passenger traffic, bus routes will be opened only in phases”, an officer said. The Transport Department has been asked to put in place stringent protocol for passengers on inter-state buses.