Covid-19 Resurgence: Odisha Requests Railway Board To Cancel Train Services To Chhattisgarh | OTV News
Bhubaneswar: In view of the surge in Covid-19 within the bordering districts of Odisha, the State authorities on Thursday requested the railway board to cancel all passenger practice companies to Chhattisgarh with impact from April 10.
In a letter to railway board chairman Suneet Sharma, Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra additionally requested to make sure that all passengers travelling to Odisha, from wherever by practice, will need to have an RTPCR destructive take a look at report of most 72 hours earlier than the beginning of journey or a second dose of vaccination certificates. This restriction shall come into power from boarding date of April 10, 2021.
The State authorities’s request got here following vital surge in Covid-19 circumstances in lots of states similar to Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
“Even though the situation in Odisha is not alarming, the cross border movements of people is now impacting the Covid-19 situation adversely in almost all border districts of Odisha. In view of this prevailing situation and trend, restrictions on passenger movement by Railways may be imposed by the government of Odisha,” the letter learn.
According to official sources, presently, a complete of 18 pairs of passenger trains of the East Coast Railway are both originating or passing by way of Chhattisgarh.
Meanwhile, the State authorities has ordered the State Transport Commissioner to limit all modes of public transportation to Chhattisgarh from April 10-30. The collectors have additionally been ordered to stick to strict checking within the border examine posts. People coming to the State by way of the examine posts sans Covid-19 destructive studies and vaccine certificates must endure quarantine for seven days.
(Edited by Rashmi Ranjan Mohanty)
