‘E-pass must for travel to Ahmedabad, not Mumbai’

Q: The recent guidelines issued by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) state that e-pass is required only for travel to Level 5 districts. Is e-pass required for travel between Pune and Mumbai via expressway?
- Sameer
A: Pune police commissioner Amitabh Gupta says e-pass is not required for travelling from Pune to Mumbai via expressway. An e-pass is not required if a person is travelling between Level 1 and Level 4 districts in the state, an officer says.But one has to apply for an e-pass for travelling through a Level 5 district. If anyone wants to travel to a district falling under Level 1 to Level 4 categories, and there is no level 5 district falling in between, then the person is not required to apply for an e-pass. He/she can travel to that district without an e-pass. The move is in line with the state government’s five level unlocking plan that is based on a district’s weekly positivity rate and Covid bed occupancy.
Q: Is e-pass required to travel from Mumbai to Pune from public transport like bus or train?
- Mita Bharatkar
A: Pune police commissioner Amitabh Gupta says an e-pass is not required to travel from Mumbai to Pune using a public transport. The police had earlier this week made it clear that no e-pass would be needed for inter-district travel.
Q: As restrictions ease now, I want to travel from Pune to Ahmedabad. Are we allowed to go without an e-pass? - Nehal
A: Pune police commissioner Amitabh Gupta says an e-pass is required to travel to Ahmedabad
Q: I am a dean of academic in a postgraduate Institute. Education institutes are closed till 30 June. But can we call the professor in the institute for planning online classes for the next academic year that is going to start in July? - Mahesh R
A: Pune police commissioner Amitabh Gupta says you can call the professor to the institution premises. The Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporations have been categorised under Level 3 of the state government’s break the chain order, paving the way for all essential shops to operate from 7am till 4pm every day and non-essential stores from 7am to 4pm on weekdays from Monday.
Q. I want to travel to Bengaluru from Pune by flight to attend my niece’s wedding and return after three days. Do I need to carry the negative RT-PCR test report for the journey?
- Santosh Kumar
A: Yes, you will have to carry the RT-PCR report if you are flying between Pune and Bengaluru, police commissioner Amitabh Gupta confirms.