Good news – Delhi metro to restart it’s services with these rules

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Good news – Delhi metro to restart it’s services with these rules

According to sources, there will be different norms for tickets and passes might be mandatory to travel in Delhi Metro.

New Delhi: Delhi Metro is preparing for resumption of its services with social distancing norms being worked upon. After the railways, it is speculated that Delhi Metro is gearing up to continue its operations post lockdown 3.0.

In a recent tweet, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation shared that the process of sanitization is being carried out at AFC gates, lifts and escalators for the safe commute.

‘Specially trained housekeeping staffs are deployed in stations to clean passenger movement areas and associated equipment such as AFC gates, lifts and escalators to begin safe operations,’ the DMRC said in a tweet.

DMRC is working out a detailed cleaning & maintenance procedure in view of the pandemic. The exercise will be extremely exhaustive as it involves 264 stations over 2200 coaches and over 1100 escalators and 1000 lifts. Protocol for social distancing etc. are also being worked on. pic.twitter.com/Yky1raKR4P
— Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (@OfficialDMRC) May 13, 2020

‘Cold water high-pressure jet, battery-operated walk-behind automatic scrubber dryer, automated vacuum cleaner, steam cleaner, automatic escalator cleaners are being used extensively for cleaning purpose,’ DMRC tweeted.

While addressing the nation on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned that lockdown 4.0 will be carried out with different sets of rules and regulations. Going by the PM Modi’s speech, it is clear that the nation will soon get back to the life as we know it with some added safety measures.

According to sources, there will be different norms for tickets and passes might be mandatory to travel in metro. New guidelines will also be issued soon.

The safety measures, as reported by News agency PTI are:

1) According to the DMRC guidelines issued earlier, passengers will have to get the Aarogya Setu app installed on their mobile phones to travel in Delhi Metro.

2) Passengers using the Delhi Metro, post resumption of operations, will have to take out any metallic items like belts and buckles before frisking and keep them in their bags which will be scanned by an x-ray machine.

3) Use of face masks will be mandatory when travelling in Delhi Metro. Hand sanitisation or washing facility to be available at the entry points.

4) Social distancing will be followed in Delhi Metro post resuming of services. At least two meters distance shall be maintained between the security screening place and line-up points and a meter between passengers waiting at the security screening place

5) Passengers with abnormal temperatures will not be allowed to enter and persons with cold, cough and other flu like symptoms will be denied entry.

The Delhi Metro has been closed since March 22 when the Janata Curfew was imposed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

However, no official announcement regarding resumption of services has been made so far by the DMRC.

QUICKCLARITY NEWS, INDIA