Government extends disinfection drive

NEW DELHI: In view of the outbreak of Coronavirus, Delhi government has extended the disinfection facilities to other public service vehicles like auto rickshaw, gramin sewa, phat-phat sewa, maxi cab, eco-friendly vehicles. The drive will start on March 17 and will be done free of cost.

The disinfection of vehicles will be done at all the DTC and Cluster Bus Depots on a daily basis in two shifts.

The first shift will be from 10 AM to 12 PM, whereas the second shift will be from 4:30 to 6:30 pm.

The government has advised that everyone should get their vehicle disinfected every day although this service is not mandatory for all.

On March 12, a notification was issued in all the newspapers advising all the

owners/operators of these public service vehicles to join this drive.

Earlier, the Delhi government issued a notification under which, it was made

mandatory for all the Inter-State Buses entering Delhi to carry a "Certificate of Disinfection" from their respective states. Also, these buses are again being disinfected after entering the premises of various ISBTs.