Delhi HC directs DMRC to take steps to maintain social distancing once metro services resume
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to take adequate steps to maintain social distancing once the metro services resume. The court said that the compartments are packed to the gills, which can be dangerous in the current COVID-19 pandemic situation. With these directions, the court disposed of the petition filed by Shreesh Chadha seeking direction to operate all the public transport in all districts and further to frame guidelines for the hygiene of commuters and public transport operators. The Delhi Government told a Bench of Justices Hima Kohli and S Prasad that as of now, there is adequate public transport that has been permitted to meet the requirement of the public at large. As and when the lockdown is further relaxed, the DMRC shall also be permitted to operate the Metro Rail in terms of the directions that may be issued by the respondents subsequently, the government said. The DMRC also told the court about the Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) formulated by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for train operation after the restoration of the metro services.
Delhi HC directs DMRC to take steps to maintain social distancing once metro services resume
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to take adequate steps to maintain social distancing once the metro services resume. The court said that the compartments are packed to the gills, which can be dangerous in the current COVID-19 pandemic situation. With these directions, the court disposed of the petition filed by Shreesh Chadha seeking direction to operate all the public transport in all districts and further to frame guidelines for the hygiene of commuters and public transport operators. The Delhi Government told a Bench of Justices Hima Kohli and S Prasad that as of now, there is adequate public transport that has been permitted to meet the requirement of the public at large. As and when the lockdown is further relaxed, the DMRC shall also be permitted to operate the Metro Rail in terms of the directions that may be issued by the respondents subsequently, the government said. The DMRC also told the court about the Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) formulated by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for train operation after the restoration of the metro services.