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PANJIM: With the State witnessing rising number of COVID-19 cases, the Health Department will begin the process of fumigating the buses and bus stands across the State.
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Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said there is urgent need to start fumigation of the buses which are used as a public transport and bus stands.
“It is need of the hour to fumigate the bus stands and the buses which are used for public transport,” he said.
Rane said that the matter would be discussed with Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant and wherever required services would be outsourced.
“It is a huge task. Whichever activities we need to outsource with the agencies will also be discussed with the Chief Secretary and State Secretary Health and action plan will be worked out accordingly,” the Minister said.
“This is something we need to start doing. Health Department has been doing whatever it needs to fight COVID-19 under the leadership of the Chief Minister,” he added.
Last month, five drivers attached to State-run Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) had tested positive for the virus.
Currently, 300-odd KTC buses are in operation, while several hundred private buses are plying in the State.
As on Saturday, State had total 2368 confirmed COVID cases.
