With ease in lockdown rules, now local transport are being commenced. Recently, the Karnataka State Road Transportation Corporation (KSRTC) on Friday declared that transportation services to Maharashtra will recommence from September 22 as a part of restarting inter-state services. As per the official statement, “As lockdown has been relaxed, KSRTC will restart operations to Maharashtra State from 22-09-2020.” Services will be operated from Bengaluru, Davangere, Mangaluru and other parts of Karnataka depending on the passenger density. 

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All passengers will compulsorily have to wear masks and can reserve tickets online or through advance reservation counters. The KSRTC had previously declared that it will restart operations to Goa from September 7 after the lockdown relaxation. Services with Andhra Pradesh have also resumed. The state had earlier stopped inter-state services due to the lockdown initiated by COVID-19. Special services to Kerala from Bengaluru, Mysuru, Kodagu and Sulia were open during Onam, from August 25 to September 6. Before the pandemic, Karnataka had 2,500 buses wielding to neighbouring states every day. 

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In August, State Transport Minister Laxman Savadi had said that, “From our end, we are all set to restart bus operations to these states Telangana, Goa, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. We are also ready to restart services to Puducherry, but not Maharashtra.” He had also stated that the state government had already written to its equivalents in the other states and was expecting their permission to continue services. As a part of Unlock 3.0, the Karnataka government had raised all limitations put in place for interstate travellers as precautions against COVID-19. 

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