Intra-district and inter-district services resumed on Monday following relaxations to the COVID-19 lockdown
After a gap of several weeks, the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) resumed inter-district and intra-district bus services in Villupuram, Cuddalore and Kallakurichi districts on Monday following relaxations in the COVID-19 lockdown announced by the State government.
The Villupuram Division of TNSTC comprising of 10 districts including Villupuram, Cuddalore and Kallakurichi operated around 2,254 buses on the first day.
Villupuram District Collector D. Mohan, who inspected the bus stand in Villupuram, instructed the crew to follow all the norms according to the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) issued by the government.
According to the SOP, only 50% of the seats must be occupied and hand sanitisers must be made available for passengers. The conductors must ensure that all passengers wear face masks for the entire duration of the journey.
A TNSTC official said…