As Maharashtra sees increase in cases, MP stops bus movement

As Maharashtra sees increase in cases, MP stops bus movement

Bhopal:  19.03.2021 

The Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday announced a ban on movement of passenger buses to and from Mahrarashtra from March 20 in view of the alarming rise in coronavirus cases in the neighboring state.

The decision was taken by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan during a meeting to review the Covid-19 situation with municipal commissioners and district collectors, an official said.

The government has already advised officials in border districts to place the passengers arriving from Maharashtra in week- long quarantine.

Markets and business establishments in the districts which are affected most due to the pandemic, including Gwalior, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Sagar, Betul, Burhanpur, Khargone, Ratlam and Chhindwara, will remain closed from 10pm to 6am, it was decided during the meeting.

In Indore and Bhopal cities, night curfew from 10pm to 6am is already in force from Wednesday. The vaccination target will be raised to 5 lakh doses per day by setting targets for each district. PTI