No regular services of Kolkata Metro till August 12 even as CM Mamata wishes resumption

Kolkata Metro will t resume services from August 1 for general public as all passenger service trains including metro remains suspended till August 12 in herence to a previous order. Currently, only people engd in essential services can avail a metro ride.

Kolkata Metro Chief Public Relations Officer (PRO) Indrani Banerjee stated, “Till Railway Ministry, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare gives us a go-ahe, we cant resume metro services for general public.”

decision comes after a meeting of Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation and state government officials.  date has been fixed to resume operations in city as of yet. Earlier, Mamata Banerjee government h urged Kolkata Metro to restart operations from July 1.

"A meeting was held between Kolkata Metro authorities and state government today. Metro railway stated its problems, primarily among m being maintaining social distancing in coaches and metro t being able to run total number of usual services that it usually runs. That is because of limited manpower. We have requested state government to allow only essential service providers to avil metro services." said Indrani Banerjee on Monday.

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CM wants resumption

On same day, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, "Kolkata Metro has informed us it can only operate limited service for those engd in essential services for w and those who hold smart cards. But we wanted services to resume for everyone. y said, y will t be able to do so at moment. But at least this will cover one-fourth of population."

With absolute confirmation or consensus on running of metro, status quo remains on n-servicing of first underground transportation movement in India.

(PTI Photo)

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