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TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2020

[Price: Re.0.80 Paise.

No. 474]

CHENNAI, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Karthigai 1, Saarvari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2051

Part II—Section 2

Notifi cations or Orders of interest to a Section of the public

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

II-2 Ex. (474)

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,

裘ˆF¬è 1 , rh®tç, ÂUtŸSt® M©L-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.

5. The Additional Chief Secretary / Commissioner of Revenu Administration has informed that in the Government

Press Release date 13-11-2020, it has been stated that in view of the Diwali festival permission was granted to operate

interstate public bus transport fron 11-11-2020 to 16-11-2020 between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka State. It has been

further stated that considering the request of the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Karnataka and the general public, operation

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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.

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