After Unlock 4 has been announced, ther have been speculations as to what facilities will be included and eased. Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) is waiting for guidelines from the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to resume its service on the twin routes across the city from September 7 in a phased manner amid COVID-19 scare, an official statement said on Sunday. A metro official told a leading daily in Bengaluru, "Though the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has allowed resuming metro services across the country from September 7 under Unlock 4.0, with dos and don'ts for the safety of commuters and our staff, we need clearance from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs with guidelines specific to our operations in the city." 

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Like other state-run transport firms, 'Namma' Metro too suspended its service on March 25 when the lockdown was enforced and extended, forcing thousands of commuters to switch over to alternate transport mode. As the most popular transport mode for its punctual, efficient and cleaner service in air-conditioned coaches, the metro has been ferrying over four lakh commuters on the twin routes, covering 42.3 km across 40 well-lit stations till pre-COVID days.

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"In addition to wearing masks, we have to ensure commuters maintain physical distance between them and regulate their entry or exit, as only a limited number of them will be allowed in each coach to travel in the metro," said the official. To minimise physical contact with machines, the metro operator is set to insist all commuters switch over to smart cards and avoid tokens for entering the platform and taking the metro ride.

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