With the rise in cases of coronavirus, the metro administration has decided to reduce the number of round trips in Mumbai.
Moreover, for safety concerns, the temperature of the passengers at the metro station will be checked, care will be taken to maintain social distance and disinfection will be done. In addition, the usage of a face mask is mandatory.
In order to curb the cases of coronavirus, the state government stated that a night curfew will be set in place across the state from 8 PM to 7 AM with only essential services being permitted. Meanwhile, strict lockdown will be imposed across the state on weekends from Friday night at 8 PM to Monday morning at 7 AM.
On the other hand, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) had earlier informed that it may take over operations of Mumbai’s Metro corridor –Metro One (Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar).
This comes after Reliance Infrastructure, which runs the corridor, had decided to offload its stake in the project. MMRDA has 26 per cent stake in the special purpose vehicle whereas Anil Ambani owned Reliance Infrastructure holds 69 per cent.
Moreover, the concession agreement between MMRDA and R-infra-promoted MMOPL was signed on March 7, 2007. The total cost of the project built on a public-private partnership (PPP) model is estimated at ₹2,356 crores.
Metro one, with a ridership of 4.5 lakh every day, has an average revenue of ₹1 crore every single day. However, amidst the losses, Reliance Infrastructure has written to the Maharashtra government, stating that it wants to sell the stakes it owns in the company. Metro-1 has been shut for months owing to the coronavirus outbreak and had been suffering losses prior to lockdown as well.
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