Buses will no longer accept cash payments once current curbs on public transportation are eased, the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has announced.

Instead, passengers will be able to scan a QR code that will be displayed on all buses to pay for a single journey with a mobile wallet. They will also be able to purchase weekly and monthly passes from bus stations.

“BMTC managing director C Shikha said the object behind minimising cash transactions was to prevent the spread of coronavirus, which can survive on surfaces for several hours,” the Times of India reports.

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