KSRTC suspends sightseeing trips following surge in COVID cases
The Hindu
Payment refunded to passengers
The spike in the number of COVID-19 cases has disrupted the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation’s budget tourism trips from Kozhikode district to various ecotourism spots in the State. Many scheduled trips have been cancelled and the booking amount refunded to passengers.
Tour coordinators said no booking would be accepted at the KSRTC’s Thamarassery depot until further orders. The detection of some COVID-19 cases among those who took part in a recent trip to Munnar from Kozhikode also prompted the KSRTC to temporarily suspend scheduled trips.
Officials at the KSRTC’s State-level control room said there would be restrictions on all sightseeing trips for two weeks. The curbs would be lifted only after a review meeting, they said.