Chennai: As the Tamilnadu government announced additional relaxations, while extending the Covid lockdown by yet another week till 5 July, bus services resumed in 23 districts.
State transport corporations in 23 districts resumed intra, inter-district and long distance bus services after a gap of more than one-and-a-half month.
All the buses were sanitised by spraying disinfectants and the air pressure in the tyres were checked.
The government has classified 38 districts in the state into three Types. The first type comprises of 11 districts were the infection rate was higher and some relaxations were allowed, though public and private transport services were banned and temples would continue to remain shut.
The Type-2 comprises 23 districts, were additional relaxations were announced, including operating of public transport services, and long distance State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) services from today, but temples were not allowed to open.
In Type-3, comprising Chennai and its three neighbouring districts of Tiruvallur, Chengalpet and Kancheepuram, where the daily Covid caseload has come down drastically, public transport services were being operated since last week.