Metro services once again resumed today after a gap of 28 days amidst the ongoing pandemic with the provision of travel with 50 percent seating only for the containment of COVID.
Heavy traffic was seen at Delhi's ITO as the national capital began to gradually lift lockdown restrictions from today. Several cars, two-wheelers, auto-rickshaws, and a few buses were seen on the roads as some people started going to their workplaces. The Delhi government has allowed all private offices to operate with 50 per cent capacity between 9 am and 5 pm. However, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged all those who can work from home to continue to do so.
In the process for the second consecutive week, after permitting for construction and manufacturing/ factories since May 31, DDMA in its order issued on Saturday has allowed to open markets and malls in Delhi
The Delhi Metro resumed services today after a hiatus, with 50% capacity and no provision to stand in the trains.
AIIMS doctor Naveet Wig has warned against resuming metro services in the national capital, amid an imminent threat that may be caused by the third wave of coronavirus pandemic.
Delhi metro service will resume for general public from June 7 (Monday) with 50 per cent seating capacity after the government announced relaxing restrictions as daily Covid cases continue to drop in the national capital.
Services of the Delhi Metro will resume with 50% capacity from 7 June, said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday.
Metro services in Delhi will be suspended for a week starting from May 10 (Monday) after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal extended the lockdown to control the spread of COVID-19 in the national capital.
The DMRC statement came after the city government extended the ongoing lockdown for another week.
On Saturday, Delhi recorded 332 more COVID-19 fatalities and 17,364 new infections, while the positivity rate remained below 25 per cent for the third consecutive day, the Health Department said.
The lockdown was earlier extended to May 3 amid severe shortage of hospital beds as the second coronavirus wave ravaged.
As per the latest update, all stations on red and yellow lines except Kashmere Gate will remain functional.
The Delhi Metro on Monday issued an update regarding its services in the wake of the complete lockdown imposed in the national capital from Monday night. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said the metro services will be available on the entire network with a frequency of 30 minutes.
Metro services will be available with a headway of 15 min across the whole network on the weekend, the DMRC said in a tweet.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Tuesday said it will allow entry between 10 pm to 5 am only to those passengers who belong to the "essential' category, in wake of the night curfew imposed by the Delhi government.
Delhi Metro Smart Cards can now be recharged online using Amazon Pay.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has informed that on Holi (Monday, March 29), metro services will start from 2:30 pm onwards.
There are three intermediate stations -- Tikri Border, Pandit Shree Ram Sharma (Modern Industrial Estate) and Bahadurgarh City -- between Tikri Kalan to Brigadier Hoshiar Singh metro stations on the Green Line.
Services on a major section of the busy Blue Line of the Delhi Metro were intermittently affected for nearly two hours on Friday due to a technical snag, officials said. The Blue Line connects Dwarka in Delhi to Noida City Centre.
Public buses and metro trains in the national capital will run at their current limited capacities for at least two more weeks with the Delhi Disaster Management Authority on Monday deciding to maintain status quo on the number of passengers, sources said.
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