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Article Abstract

International Journal of Advance Research in Multidisciplinary, 2025;3(2):369-375

COVID-19 and transportation business in India

Author : Malleshi H and Prof. Y Muniraju

Abstract

After a year of the Covid 19 pandemic, it is clear that the transport sector was the one that was most negatively impacted economically. The capacity of enterprises to transport passengers from different parts of the world and the freedom of movement were hampered by the travel restrictions that were put in place to stop the virus's spread. Owing to the large decline in transportation earnings, some transportation companies had to close their doors owing to bankruptcy, and as a result, wages for certain employees were reduced. In response to the pandemic, governments in India collaborated with private transport firms by allowing Covid 19 (RT-PCR) tests, allocating areas to serve as quarantine canters, limiting travel, and assisting in the repatriation of citizens to their home countries. Governments and transportation corporations now have the problem of adapting to new norms, taking into account new modes of transportation, the effectiveness of services offered to passengers, giving priority to passenger safety, and most importantly, stopping the spread of the Corona Virus. Transport businesses have to take all essential safety measures in reaction to the pandemic in order to keep both local and international mobility operational. In order to follow safety protocols, such as social seclusion, reviewing Covid 19 test results, and other necessary information, logistics and transport businesses must overcome numerous obstacles because doing so will cause journey time to be extended. The absorptive capacity of the various modes of transportation will be reduced by social isolation and creative queuing management. The transport sector is expected to be the last to recover from the effects of Covid 19 because it was the most exposed and affected sector during the pandemic. How well safety precautions were followed during the first wave of the pandemic will have a significant impact on how quickly transit can be restored.

Keywords

Transportation system, COVID-19 pandemic, public transport