It is understood that in order to provide a safe environment for travelers, GoaMiles, the government-run app-based taxi service, has set up a sanitization unit at the Dabolim airport.
Under this service every GoaMiles vehicle will be sanitized with a coating of antimicrobial nano-particle and the vehicle will be sanitized once in 30 days.
Sanitizing only the vehicles of the government-run app-based taxi service may not be sufficient to stop the spread of the virus.
Passengers alighting from domestic and international flights could be using other private taxis and other app-based taxi-service. This service of sanitization needs to be extended for all taxis operating at the airport for which a nominal charge could be levied and a certificate issued in this regard.
All taxis should also mandatorily have a protective plastic panel separating the driver and the passengers. The number of Covid-19 positive cases in the state may be dipping but we are still not out of the woods.
The government needs to provide facilities for sanitization for all taxis operating at the airport.
