Goa: HSRP fitting operations to resume on Monday

Panaji: Fitting of high security registration plates ( HSRP ) on vehicles, which were suspended as a precautionary measure against the spread of Covid-19, will resume on Monday.

“Only a limited number of vehicles will be permitted at each of the centres at a time, to ensure social distancing. Vehicle owners will be informed about their scheduled appointment through SMS,” a transport official said.

HSRP operations had been suspended in March owing to lockdown restrictions. They resumed from May 18, with fitting centres permitting only limited installations at brief intervals. However, on June 2, installations at the Vasco-based centre were suspended after a rising number of cases were reported in the port town.

Ten days later, seven other HSRP centres in the state also suspended operations as a precautionary measure. Installation of the number plates at Canacona, Quepem, Ponda, Dharbondra, Bicholim, Mapusa and Pernem consequently came to a halt.

Soon after, operations at the bigger centres — Porvorim for Panaji-registered vehicles and Arlem for Margao-registered vehicles — were stopped as well.

The booking counters of each of the HSRP centres, housed at the respective regional transport offices (RTO) were also shut as a result.