Delhi Metro to run with 100 per cent seat capacity, no standing passengers allowed

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Delhi Metro to run with 100 per cent seat capacity, no standing passengers allowed

New Delhi India January 5 ANI In the wake of the latest guidelines issued by DDMA, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation DMRC has informed that the metro will be running with a 100 per cent seat capacity and no standing passengers will be allowed until further notice.

In the wake of the latest guidelines issued by the DDMA, Delhi Metro will be running with 100 per cent seating capacity and no standing passengers will be allowed until further notice, according to DMRC's official account.

A weekend curfew was imposed on the National Capital by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA, amid a surge in COVID 19 cases.

As a press conference after the DDMA meeting today, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced that buses and metro trains will run at full capacity to avoid crowding outside metro stations and bus stops.

The DDMA has imposed a curfew in Delhi on Saturdays and Sundays to curb COVID - 19 surge. All government officials except for those who are engaged in essential services will work from home. He said that 50 per cent of the workforce of private offices will work from home.

Buses and metro trains will run at full seating capacity to avoid crowding outside metro stations and bus stops, he said.