Ban on Interstate Bus Services will Continue till 14 July Between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
BHOPAL / Taking precaution to face the possible third wave of Covid-19, the Madhya Pradesh government further extended the ban on the movement of passenger buses to and from Maharashtra, this suspension of the interstate bus services will be continued till 14 July.
On the instructions of the Minister for Transport, Govind Rajput, Joint Commissioner (admin), and secretary of State Transport Authority, Anup Kumar Singh, on Wednesday issued the orders to extend the ban on the movement of interstate passenger buses between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
According to the previous order released by the transport department on 30 June, the ban was already applicable on interstate bus services till 7 July between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
“In view of flattening the curve of the Covid-19 pandemic in the state, the government has decided to continue the ban on the movement of passenger buses to and from Maharashtra till 14 July”, Additional Transport Commissioner Enforcement Arvind Saxena told The Sun Today.
The divisional deputy commissioners and the district officers of the transport department have been instructed to ensure the restriction on the movement of passenger buses in their respective jurisdictions, stated in the order.
The suspension of interstate and all India tourist permits between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra states has been extended once again, it will implement till the further order.
The Transport department has also played a crucial role in delivering the Liquid Medical Oxygen at the hospitals where the Covid-19 patients were gasping for breaths during the treatment when the peak of the second wave of the pandemic hit the state.
The ban on the movement of passenger buses between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra has been continuing since 23 March. In view to contain the spread of the deadly virus, the state had already imposed the ban on the movement of passenger buses to and from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh but it was resumed on 16 June.
