Bhubaneswar: The Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) will resume Mo Bus services on 16 routes from Monday.
“Initially 87 buses will operate on 16 routes of Capital Region. We will keep adding more buses and routes over a period of time,” informed CRUT General Manager Dipti Mahapatro.
The buses will operate on the following routes from Monday-Friday (7 am-6 pm) to begin with:
Regular Mo Bus service will remain suspended on the weekends. However, bus service for incoming passengers will continue from Railway Station to Cuttack and Khurda and shuttle service will be available from Airport to Railway Station during the weekends.
No standing passenger will be allowed to travel in the buses. All the crew members have been instructed not to allow the passengers to board the buses in which all the seats are occupied. “It is in their own interest they should not crowd the buses. We request them to cooperate with the crew members,” Mohapatra said.
She further added that it is mandatory for all passengers to wear a mask. “No mask, no entry. We appeal to all the commuters to take precautions while they commute in Mo Bus. They are requested to carry sanitisers as well.” she said.
It may be noted that all the crew members have been inoculated with two doses of vaccine. Also, cleaning and disinfection of Mo Buses are being done on daily basis in accordance with standard procedure in the interest of passengers and staff deployed in the buses.
