MP extends suspension of passenger bus services to neighbouring states

The bus services to Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh were suspended in March and those to Uttar Pradesh in April after a surge in cases due to Mahakumbh in Haridwar (Uttarakhand).

Published on: May 7, 2021, 17:43:59 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Madhya Pradesh on Friday extended the suspension of passenger bus services to Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan until May 15 due to the rise in Covid 19 cases.

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan. (HT archive)

“As the chief minister extended Janta [people’s] curfew in MP [Madhya Pradesh] till May 15 so we have also extended the [suspension of] passenger bus services,” said additional commissioner (transport) Arvind Saxena.

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The bus services to Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh were suspended in March and those to Uttar Pradesh in April after a surge in cases due to Mahakumbh in Haridwar (Uttarakhand).

The transportation of essential goods will remain unaffected even as borders with the neighbouring states have been sealed. “After the panchayat election, the cases of Covid 19 in the villages of Uttar Pradesh have been increased and people are coming to Madhya Pradesh for treatment. They are becoming super-spreaders in the villages of Madhya Pradesh. We have sealed the borders and deployed a police force to check the entry of people from Uttar Pradesh,” said Rakesh Singh, police superintendent, Rewa.

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Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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