Port Blair, Mar 19: The World Health Organization has recently declared the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) as a pandemic. The Government of India has been issuing various advisories, instructions, orders, etc. from time to time to contain the spread of Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) in the nation and there is an urgent need to impose social distancing measures by way of abundant precaution to prevent any outbreak of the disease.
In view of the above, following transport restrictions shall come into effect in the Union Territory, for a period of 07 days w.e.f the midnight of 19th March, 2020 till the midnight of 26th March 2020:-
- Services of all private express buses shall remain suspended during this period.
- Services of local ordinary buses operated by private operators shall remain suspended during this period.
- Services of all taxis, jeeps, contract carriages, tourist vehicles and auto rickshaws shall remain suspended during this period.
However, for the convenience of the general public and for facilitating emergency travel requirements, the local as well as Express buses of the Transport department will continue to ply with a restricted capacity not exceeding 50% of the registered seating capacity of the vehicle so as to maintain social distancing between the passengers, as stipulated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India.
