Due to the Corona lockdown, the 150-day-long subway is set to start operations in September. If sources are to be believed, Metro can be approved to start in the first fortnight of Unlock Four. But this exemption will be conditional, ie initially only the government emergency service and some other passengers will be allowed to travel. Due to which there is no congestion at the metro stations.
Metro has already prepared the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) associated with its operations. In which passengers must follow several conditions before traveling. In which the passenger does not have any kind of corona symptoms (cold, cold, fever), if it is, it will be returned. Arogya Setu App will be mandatory in mobile. Only passengers holding smart cards will be able to travel, ie no tokens will be available. All the token counter and ticket vending machines will remain closed.
According to the sources, according to the proposal sent by the Delhi government to run the metro, according to the proposal, only government employees should be given a chance to travel in the first one week of Metro operations. Then a week later review it. If everything is going well then it should be started for the rest.
Only 50 people will be able to travel in each coach.
Due to the travel corona, all the rules have been changed from entry and exit to travel in the metro operations. To avoid congestion at the metro station, limited entry and exit gates of the station will be opened. So that everyone can be properly investigated. Apart from this, one seat will remain empty between two passengers in the Metro seat. Up to 50 people will be able to travel in a coach. It will be mandatory for everyone to wear a mask.
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station will stop on the metro train for 30 seconds longer than before to ensure metro social distancing. Which gives ample time for boarding and landing there. Social distancing can be followed. A limited number of people who boarded the coach will be taken care of.
The financial condition of the metro closed for 150 days is not
good, due to Kovid epidemic, the Delhi Metro is closed for 150 days. Due to this, the Metro is incurring a loss of 10 crores daily from operations. So far, the Metro has lost a total revenue of 1500 crores till now. As a result, he no longer has the money to repay the loan taken from the Japanese company. Metro has also reduced allowances in salary of its workers by 50% since August.
Fact file:
There is a 389 km metro network.
There is 285 metro station.
3 million people traveled before the lockdown.
300 metro train set near Delhi Metro.
Makes more than 5000 rounds.
Metro’s operations have been closed for 150 days
, daily loss of revenue of Rs 10 crore.
1500 crore revenue loss.
50 passengers will be able to travel in a coach.
