Port Blair: Owing to the increased movement of general public in the public transport, operated in the South Andaman District like Stage carriage buses, Autorickshaws and taxis, which might be one of the medium for transfer of virus between the infected and non-infected persons, the Director of Transport, Dr Navlendra Kumar Singh has issued an order to suspend the services from 4th August 2020 to 11th August 2020.
In order to effectively implement the above mentioned orders, the following transport restrictions shall come into effect in the Port Blair and Ferrargunj Tehsils under South Andaman District with effect from the midnight of 04.08.2020 till the midnight of 11.08.2020:
1. Services of all Stage carriage buses (STS and Private) shall remain suspended during this period.
2. Services of Passenger Autorickshaws, Taxis and Jeeps shall remain suspended during this period.
However, for the movement of employees working in the Departments involved in essential services for performing their duties, bus service would be provided by strictly following the safety protocols.
