Mo Bus’, there is no bus.The capital town bus system came to a halt due to corona pandemic. With lockdown-1 MO BUS servises stoped. Rather few buses ply to bring covid affected to medical. Everybody knows, capital town bus system is the brain child of CM Naveen Pattnaik. From many a point of view, this town bus planning managed from the beginning by the Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) as like any mega city of the country. Passengers being happy each route bus is over loaded. As there is special concession For senior citizens, they used to move more in numbers.
As precautionary measures lockdown period enhanced & is continuing. Few days ago Prime Minister announced Unlock-1 & in the Capital Bhubaneswar MO BUS operation resumed partially. Again from 7am to 7pm on 7 routes with some strict rules like, “no mask no entry” & “no standing passenger” few town bus operated again. With the approach of July in the first week it self, from different places of capital many cov positive local tracing came to light for which again movement of capital has been restricted a lot. Now no body knows, a “MO BUS” can reach its destination in time or not. It may remain suddenly without any prior notice. In one side when corona is spreading, for a common man town bus is only consolation to reach either at his residence or office. For that to maintain discipline in time, destination & route, a solution is needed most urgently with covid norms & terms.