RTC services from tomorrow

Amaravathi: The sector is set to revive RTC bus services in the state. The chief minister ordered the buses to be operated and the officials planned. Some services are expected to start from Thursday. The relevant details will be announced today. Buses have been arranged from one bus stand to another bus stand between different cities and towns in the state. City services in Visakha and Vijayawada. Officials on Tuesday discussed what precautions should be taken to control corona. Buses stop at bus stops only. Thermal screening is done for passengers before boarding a bus at the bus stand. Their names, phone numbers and whereabouts will be recorded.

Telangana and Karnataka governments have said that the buses of other states will not be allowed as there are no intercity services. On the other hand, the company intends to bring in buses from Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai to those who have applied in the response portal to come to our state. Telangana government says that these services are allowed. These buses will leave Hyderabad and arrive elsewhere in the districts of our state. Pooling (virology) tests are done for the passengers in the respective buses.

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Even if the fare is expected to increase ..Corona will only be allowed to passengers on half of the buses in the wake of the corporation. Against this backdrop, the fare hike has begun. Proposals were made to the Chief Minister to temporarily increase the tariff to 50 per cent over some time. RTC MD will inform the media at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon on the revamp of bus services, along with the fare hike as soon as it is approved. Later the press conference was postponed. This is due to orders from the CM at the fare hike.