The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) resumed bus services from the 21st of May.
Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, announced to resume services with 1,683 buses intrastate travel for people of Andhra Pradesh (A.P.)
The buses started from 6:00 A.M., with only drivers, as the A.P., Government started bus services with online booking, hence conductors were not needed.
Before joining the duties, the APSRTC employees went through thermal screening and disinfected the buses. Sanitizers are available for the passengers and bus drivers and face masks are said to be mandatory for everyone maintaining social distancing.
The area where the TSRTC buses are allowed includes Krishna,Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Eluru, Srikakulam and Kakinada. These major districts would cover nearly 436 routes.
The buses are running with the old ticket fares as the APSRTC is yet to take a call on the prices of the bus tickets. However, it is expected, the bus price would be increased due to the loss faced due to the lockdown from the past two months.
Stay tuned for further updates.
