Chennai: The number of special buses to be operated during the Pongal festival is expected to be reduced by 20 per cent.
Sources said that the decision has been taken as there are lesser number of reservations compared to last year. The reduction in the number of bookings is said to be because of Covid-19.
“Due to coronavirus, IT employees are working from native and schools and colleges are also shut which has resulted in lesser bookings,” sources added.
On-line reservation of tickets for Pongal special buses began in December 2020. Authorities had earlier declared 14, 15 and 16 January as holidays for Pongal festival.