Bhubaneswar: Although the government has raised restrictions on bus movements throughout the state, private operators can take a few more days to continue their services in 10 districts, including Khurda and Cuttack.
Meanwhile, city bus services in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack will begin on Monday.
Until now, the bus was allowed to attach to 20 of 30 countries.
In the latest Covid-19 guidelines issued on Thursday, the government has allowed intra-state public transportation in Nayagarh, Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, JajatSinghpur, Kendrapada, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balalasore and Mayurbhanj.
Bus services to and from Puri Town will remain suspended until midnight July 25.
But inter-country bus services will remain suspended until 6:00 a.m.
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Debendra Kumar Sahoo, Secretary General of the Odisha Bus Owner Association, “We will first discuss our problems including loans, insurance, banks emis and taxes with Transport Minister Padmanabh Behera On Saturday before continuing the service.
“He added,” Most of the buses need maintenance because they are outside the road for several months.
But we don’t have money for maintenance.
Because many bus owners cannot pay their loans for more than three months, The bank may not provide US loan grants.
We will look for ministerial interventions to help us take advantage of loans to start services again.
“He further said the association would also ask the minister to release taxes for August and September.
\ Just 20% of the total bus plying in 20 districts after getting a green signal from the state government on June 30.
“We have not continued the service in the 10 regencies left.
After the Saturday meeting, we will make a decision.
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We have around 14,000 buses throughout the country,” Sahoo said.
Urban Transport Capital Region, which provides public transport services in the capital city of Bhubaneswar and neighboring cities Cuttack and Puri, will continue the regular ‘mo bus’ services from Monday.