Lockdown 4.0: Mass transport to resume on limited scale

CISF has prepared a standard operating protocol for safe resumption of Delhi Metro

NEW DELHI: Lockdown 4.0 is likely to see further opening up of economic activities, particularly manufacturing in more sectors, and importantly, resumption of mass transport on a limited scale. But there are indications the zone classification criteria — based on which districts are declared red, green and orange zones — may not see any major change.
Sources said while colour-coding of districts and declaring of containment zones on the basis of positive cases will stay, there will be far lesser curbs on economic activities, workplaces, business operations, factories and manufacturing units in non-containment areas of red zones. This means more businesses and markets will open with lesser curbs such as fixed-day operations as long as social distancing is observed. E-commerce may be allowed for non-essential goods in red zones as well.
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With a total ban on public transportation in red zones coming in the way of opening of private offices even with 33% attendance and also inconveniencing government employees, some graded opening of these services is being considered. This may include opening of Metro rail services on a limited scale. CISF has prepared a standard operating protocol for safe resumption of Delhi Metro, which prescribes screening of passengers and keeping out those red-flagged by the scanning system. In a major relaxation, the aviation sector may open starting Monday, though only on some domestiRead More – Source

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