Old Delhi Metro Resumes Services With Strict Safety Measures When 169-Days COVID Hiatus.

The Old Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) resumed its services on Monday over 5 months when they were suspended as a part of measures to confirm social distancing to ascertain the unfold of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The services began at seven am on Monday on the 49-km-long Yellow Line (HUDA eye and Samaypur Badli), the primary passageway opened as per the Centre’s tips easing the measures place in situ insight of the pandemic.

There wasn't a lot of rush throughout the primary hour of the start of the services however commuters the same they were happy to check this happen finally. Kumud Priya, a commuter at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station, said, “I left early to confirm that I don't get caught in queues. a minimum of until early morning hours, there was no rush people also are responsibly following directions. The gap could be a vast relief.”

Business activities and offices are allowed to open within the Capital underneath the Centre’s Unlock tips, and commuters were facing tons of issues within the absence of adequate transport. 

Further workers have been deployed at stations, particularly huge ones like Rajiv Chowk, to confirm commuters follow all the norms for safe travel. Security personnel was mistreatment metal detectors hooked up to rods to confirm social distancing throughout the hunt at the stations when thermal scanning. individuals were allowed to enter stations when sanitizing their hands.