The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is likely to allow the resumption of Metro rail services when it issues Unlock 4.0 guidelines later this month, a senior government official said on Monday.
There had been a demand from many States to reopen the Metro rail services. “Domestic flights that sometimes span over three hours are operating; there is a thinking in the government that Metro services can also be resumed since a passenger will not spend more than an hour at a stretch inside the train”, said the official.
The MHA is likely to issue fresh guidelines under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 by this month-end.
