<p>Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Monday said an enforcement drive will be launched to ensure that drivers and conductors in public transport buses wear face masks while on duty.</p>.<p>He also said that no stringent step was under consideration regarding capping the number of passengers in public transport buses.</p>.<p>"If Covid-19 cases increase, the steps taken earlier would be needed. But, as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said, no stringent steps are being considered now," Gahlot said at a press conference here.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/delhi-considering-proposal-to-impose-night-curfew-in-view-of-rising-covid-19-cases-970824.html" target="_blank">Delhi considering proposal to impose night curfew in view of rising Covid-19 cases</a></strong></p>.<p>Public transport buses did not ply on Delhi roads during the coronavirus-induced lockdown due to surge in cases last year. The service was resumed in May 2020, with passengers allowed to sit on alternate seats.</p>.<p>The buses were allowed to run with full seating capacity in November 2020. Currently, no person is allowed to travel standing in the buses.</p>.<p>Gahlot said bus drivers and conductors found without face masks will be challaned and necessary action will be taken against them.</p>
<p>Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Monday said an enforcement drive will be launched to ensure that drivers and conductors in public transport buses wear face masks while on duty.</p>.<p>He also said that no stringent step was under consideration regarding capping the number of passengers in public transport buses.</p>.<p>"If Covid-19 cases increase, the steps taken earlier would be needed. But, as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said, no stringent steps are being considered now," Gahlot said at a press conference here.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/delhi-considering-proposal-to-impose-night-curfew-in-view-of-rising-covid-19-cases-970824.html" target="_blank">Delhi considering proposal to impose night curfew in view of rising Covid-19 cases</a></strong></p>.<p>Public transport buses did not ply on Delhi roads during the coronavirus-induced lockdown due to surge in cases last year. The service was resumed in May 2020, with passengers allowed to sit on alternate seats.</p>.<p>The buses were allowed to run with full seating capacity in November 2020. Currently, no person is allowed to travel standing in the buses.</p>.<p>Gahlot said bus drivers and conductors found without face masks will be challaned and necessary action will be taken against them.</p>