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Mumbai local: Decisions regarding SOP, increase in services to be taken this week

Decisions with regards to the SOP along with the increase in the number of suburban train services in order to permit women commuters to travel are to be taken this week.

Mumbai local: Decisions regarding SOP, increase in services to be taken this week
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As per reports, decisions with regards to the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) along with the increase in the number of suburban train services in order to permit women commuters to travel are to be taken this week.

Earlier on Friday, the Maharashtra government had asked the Railways to permit women commuters to travel from Saturday. In the past, only women working in essential services or government offices or the disabled were allowed to travel.

The state officials, in a telephonic conversation between the senior railway authorities and the state government, told the former that they will be provided with modalities and SOPs for allowing an increased number of passengers.

As of now, the services in Mumbai local trains are limited only to the workers from the essential services. The general public has not been permitted and this has raised concerns as several have complained about their daily life, jobs, and business being affected severely. Millions of people in MMR live away from the city and depend on the railways for their daily commute, and the delay in approval is only adding to the troubles and inconvenience.

The local train services are the lifeline of the city and were shut down on March 23, 2020, as part of the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak. However, the government, a few months later, permitted the officials to allow workers from the essential services to use the trains for the daily commute.

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