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Assam Transport department has prohibited all inter-state passenger vehicles up to March 31 next.

This has been done in view of the coronavirus threat across the globe.

Prohibition order is applicable on all contract carriages, stage carriages, taxi cabs and maxi cabs to and from Assam to other states and union territories.

However, it will not be applicable to goods vehicles, personal vehicles, vehicles used for maintaining essential emergency services and vehicles on government duty.

Moreover, during the janata curfew on Sunday, the Transport department had made arrangements for facilitating the smooth movement of those passengers who arrived at the airports and railway stations by providing around 80 vehicles for transporting them to respective destinations.

Arrangements are also being made at ISBT for sending the passengers to other districts after 9 pm after their proper screening by Health department officials.