BENGALURU: In a novel initiative, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is planning to come up with a "sanitiser bus" to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
The state-run bus corporation has begun building the "sanitiser bus" out of a scrapped bus in Bengaluru division. "This will be ready in a few days. Our staff and passengers will have to get into this bus before entering to depot or bus stations once the bus services resume after the nation-wide lockdown," said a KSRTC spokesperson on Thursday.
The "sanitiser bus" is similar to the disinfectant tunnels which are being installed at several crowded places across the country. The sanitiser bus which will be stationed near bus terminuses will spray a safe environment-friendly bio-disinfectant solution on those inside as is done in the disinfectant tunnel.
KSRTC managing director Shivayogi C Kalasad who inspected the construction of the "sanitiser bus" at a depot in Bengaluru has instructed other divisions across the state to replicate the same.
"If the lockdown is lifted in any of the districts, we will be ready to operate buses and it is mandatory that all the crew should wear masks", said Kalasad. He also instructed divisional controllers to ensure the availability of masks and also to take precautionary measures.
The state-run bus corporation has begun building the "sanitiser bus" out of a scrapped bus in Bengaluru division. "This will be ready in a few days. Our staff and passengers will have to get into this bus before entering to depot or bus stations once the bus services resume after the nation-wide lockdown," said a KSRTC spokesperson on Thursday.
The "sanitiser bus" is similar to the disinfectant tunnels which are being installed at several crowded places across the country. The sanitiser bus which will be stationed near bus terminuses will spray a safe environment-friendly bio-disinfectant solution on those inside as is done in the disinfectant tunnel.
KSRTC managing director Shivayogi C Kalasad who inspected the construction of the "sanitiser bus" at a depot in Bengaluru has instructed other divisions across the state to replicate the same.
"If the lockdown is lifted in any of the districts, we will be ready to operate buses and it is mandatory that all the crew should wear masks", said Kalasad. He also instructed divisional controllers to ensure the availability of masks and also to take precautionary measures.
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