REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT - COVID-19 – INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL – PERMISSION TO OPERATE INTER-STATE BUS TRANSPORT BETWEEN TAMIL NADU AND KARNATAKA STATE WITHOUT E-REGISTRATION BEYOND 16-11-2020

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No. 474] CHENNAI, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020 Karthigai 1, Saarvari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2051

Part II—Section 2

Notifications or Orders of interest to a Section of the public

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

COVID-19 – INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL – PERMISSION TO OPERATE INTER-STATE BUS TRANSPORT BETWEEN TAMIL NADU AND KARNATAKA STATE WITHOUT E-REGISTRATION BEYOND 16-11-2020 UNDER THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT, 2005.

[G.O. Ms. No.644, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV), 16th November 2020, கார்த்திகை 1 , சார்வரி, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2051.]

No. II(2)/REVDM/759(d)/2020.

In G.O.Ms.No.324, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM II), Department, Dated: 30-06-2020 it has been ordered under caption-I that operation of both privated and Government buses within the districts will remain suspended from 01-07-2020 to 15-07-2020 throughout the state and that the interstate public transport will continue to remain prohibited until further orders during the lockdown period throughout the state till 31-07-2020.

2. In this connection, as per the guidelines issued by the Government of India, necessary permission was already accorded by the Government of Tamil Nadu for the goods traffi c, operation of railways for transportation of goods and parcels, operation of airports/ seaports/ landports and inland container depots for cargo movement, movement of all trucks and other goods / carrier vehicles without any restriction vide G.O.Ms.No.193, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, dated 15.4.2020. Further, as already stated above operation of both Public and Private Bus Transport throughout the State has been permitted by the Government from 07.09.2020 after following the Standard Operating Procedures and that the Inter State/Intra State Rail Transport in the authorised routes has also been permitted.

3. In G.O.Ms.No.609, Revenue & Disaster Management (DM-IV) Department, dated 31-10-2020 operation of both Private and Public Bus Transport between Tamil Nadu and Puducherry without E-registration has been permitted.

4. In G.O.Ms.No. 632, Revenue & Disaster Management (DM-IV) Department, dated 11-11-2020, considering the request of the Transport Department, the Inter-State bus services between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu by the State Transport Undertakings were permitted for six days from 11-11-2020 to 16-11-2020 without E-registration by duly following the prescribed guidelines/Standard Operating Procedures.

of both private and public bus transport between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka State shall continue to be permitted beyond 16-11-2020 without E-registration by duly following the prescribed guidelines / Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).

6. Now, therefore the Government hereby accept the proposal of the Additional Chief Secretary / Commissioner of Revenue Administration and accordingly amend the G.O.Ms.No.613, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM IV), Department, Dated : 31-10-2020 as follows:

The content of Caption II-A (Under Permitted Activities) shall be replaced as:

II-A. Operation of both Private and Public Bus Transport between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka State shall

continue to be permitted beyond 16-11-2020 without E-registration.

K. SHANMUGAM, Chief Secretary.