New Delhi: Hours after the Delhi authorities introduced night curfew in the nationwide capital, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Tuesday (April 6) issued pointers for metro journey.
The DMRC stated that entry in Metro from 10pm to 5am will probably be allowed solely to those passengers who fall in essential category.
“In view of the imposition of night curfew in Delhi starting tonight, entry in Metro from 10pm to 5am will be allowed only to those passengers who fall in essential category as per govt order, after verification of their valid IDs by DMRC/CISF personnel,” stated DMRC in a press release.
The DMRC has additionally suggested its customers, who don’t fall in essential category, to full journey and attain their vacation spot by 10 pm as they won’t allowed be to journey after that until 5 am in the morning.
The order will probably be relevant until April 30 except one other order is made in this regard, DMRC stated.
The Delhi authorities introduced earlier that sure public transport will probably be exempt from the night curfew for the employees of essential companies.
The fast rise in COVID-19 circumstances has pressured the federal government to impose strict restrictions in a number of states in India.
“Public transport equivalent to buses, Delhi Metro, autos, and taxis will probably be allowed to ferry solely those people who find themselves exempt from night curfew,” the federal government stated.
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