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Hardeep Singh Puri announces guidelines for metro operations

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Hardeep Singh Puri announces guidelines for metro operations
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Hardeep Singh Puri, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has announced the SOP guidelines for metro operations. As per the MHA order, metro services will resume from September 7, 2020, in a graded manner. For this purpose, the SOP guidelines have been prepared by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, which have been concurred by the Ministry of Home Affairs. publive-image Metro operations to be resumed in a graded manner. Metros having more than one line should open different lines staring from September 7 2020 onwards in a graded manner so that all corridors become operational by September 12, 2020. Daily hours of operations may be staggered initially, which needs to be increased gradually with the resumption of full revenue service by September 12, 2020. Frequency of trains to be regulated to avoid passenger crowding at stations and in trains.
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publive-imageStations/ entry-exit gates in containment zones to be closed. ​​In order to ensure social distancing, suitable markings at stations and inside trains to be done. ​Wearing a face mask to be mandatory for all passengers and staff. Metro rail corporations may make arrangements for the supply of masks on a payment basis to the persons arriving without a mask. Only asymptomatic persons to be allowed to travel after thermal screening at entry into the stations. Symptomatic persons should be advised to go to nearby COVID Care Centre/Hospital for testing/medical attention. Use of the Aarogya Setu App to be encouraged. Phase IV Provision of sanitizers to be made an entry into the stations for use by passengers. Sanitization of all areas having human interface viz. equipment, train, working area, lift, escalators, handrail, AFC gate, toilets, etc. needs to be done at regular intervals. Use of Smart Card and cashless/online transactions to be encouraged. Tokens and paper slips/ticket to be used with proper sanitization.
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Union Cabinet approves Three corridors Adequate dwell time at stations to be provided to enable smooth boarding/deboarding ensuring social distancing. Metro rail corporations may also resort to skipping of stations to ensure proper social distancing. ​Passengers to be advised to travel with minimum luggage and avoid carrying metallic items for easy and quick scanning. Woman Commits Suicide Operation of Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) system as per the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) & Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE) guidelines. Intake of fresh air in the air-conditioning system to be increased to the extent possible. Commits Suicide Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) campaign to be launched for passengers and staff through electronic, print, social media, posters, banner, hoarding, website, etc. ​Metro rail corporations to keep close liaison with state police and local administration for regulating crowd outside the station and to deal with contingencies. Also Read | India bans PUBG, LUDO and 118 other mobile applications Based on the above guidelines, Delhi, Noida, Chennai, Kochi, Bangalore, Mumbai Line-1, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Maha Metro (Nagpur) Kolkata, Gujarat, and UP Metro (Lucknow) have prepared their SOPs. The government of Maharashtra has decided not to resume the operation of the metro during September 2020. Hence, Mumbai Line-1 and Maha Metro operations shall commence from October 2020 or as State Government may decide further. Graded Resumption of Delhi Metro Services -PTC News-
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