The Maharashtra government today issued new set of SOPs for persons travelling to the state by Air, trains or road with effect from 25th from this month. According to the latest order, domestic travellers whether by air or train coming from Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Goa to Maharashtra will require a Covid negative report.<br />''<br />''Air travellers will need to get the Covid test done within 72 hours of their flight and train passengers should get the test within 96 hours of their arrival in Maharashtra. <br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports that<b>, </b>according to the standard operating procedure (SOP) to prevent the spread of Covid in Maharashtra, all domestic passengers travelling from airports railway and  by road from Delhi NCR, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Goa shall carry RT PCR negative test report with them before starting their journey. The state Government has asked the concerned authorities to check for the report before allowing the passengers to begin the journey.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The SoP also stated that passengers not having the RT-PCR test reports fulfilling conditions shall compulsorily undergo RT-PCR test at the concerned airports, or railway stations at their own cost. Only after undertaking the test, the passengers will be allowed to go home by the concerned authorities. It further said that passengers whose report comes positive will be contacted and treated as per existing protocol. Also passengers not testing/found Covid positive, shall be sent to Covid Care Centre for further care.</span><br />