Bhubaneswar: In a major decision, the Odisha Government today declared that buses carrying returnees from Surat will no more be allowed inside the state. The people can only use rail transport to return to the state.
A decision to this effect was taken keeping in mind the frequent number of accidents by buses carrying the returnees and various inconvenience faced by children and women passengers.
After a review meeting on COVID-19 via video conference, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also directed officials concerned to increase the number of tests in the state by five times to 15,000 per day. Currently, around 3,500 testes are being conducted in the state everyday.