In the wake of the current lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19, the Kallakurichi district administration in association with a private agency has developed a web portal https://epasskki.in/ to ensure seamless movement of goods, including groceries, other essential services and government employees and personnel.
According to Kallakurichi Collector Kiran Gurrala, “We have developed this application for issuing e-pass for both vehicles and individuals involved in essential services. There are colour codes for different services. Individuals involved in essential services have to give a missed call to 8099914914. Once a missed call is given, a web link is sent to the mobile number with an OTP, in which he can apply for the pass. The district administration will approve/ reject based on credentials.”
This pass is meant for a single visit from the source to the destination and for return transport of persons within the time mentioned.
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This pass will ensure that personnel dealing with essential services face no hindrance while moving across the borders. A few districts including Ranipet, Tenkasi, Dindigul, Krishnagiri and Tiruvannamalai have evinced interest in the web portal, he said.