To contain the spread of novel coronavirus, Delhi Government has given order to further disinfect public transportion from Tuesday. After a meeting with health officials, the transport department has decided to extend the disinfection facilities to other Public Service Vehicles like Auto-Rickshaw, Gramin Sewa, Phat-Phat Sewa, Maxi Cab, Eco-friendly vehicles.
According to an official, “The drive will start on March 17th and will be done free of cost. The disinfection of vehicles will be done at all the DTC and Cluster Bus Depots on a daily basis in two shifts. The first shift will be from 10 AM to 12 PM, whereas the second shift will be from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM. The government has advised that everyone should get their vehicle disinfected every day although this service is not mandatory for all.”
Notably, on March 12th, a notification was issued in all the newspapers advising all the owners/operators of these Public Service Vehicles to join this drive. Earlier, the Delhi Government issued a notification under which, it was made mandatory for all the Inter-State Buses entering Delhi to carry a “Certificate of Disinfection” from their respective states. Also, these buses are again being disinfected after entering the premises of various ISBTs. Apart from that, the Delhi Government has been disinfecting its own DTC and Cluster buses as well as Metros on a daily basis to prevent the spread of Corona Virus.