Metro trains across country shut down till March 31, 2020

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New Delhi : In view of current Corona Virus pandemic, for containing its further spread through inter-personal proximity, it has been decided to close down metro rail services on all operational networks across the country till March 31, 2020.

D S Mishra, Union Secretary ,Housing, in a message to all MD’s on March 22, 2020,  said that this is being done in continuation of the closing down of metro services on March 22, 2020, on the day of ‘Janata Curfew’. This will help in breaking the chain of further infection of COVID-19, he added.

All MD’s have been urged to kindly inform the public through Print/ Electronic/ Social Media and the websites extensively so that no one  faces inconvenience. All Chief Secretaries were sensitised through VC by the Cabinet Secretary a little while back on this, according to a PIB release.