Mumbai:Mumbai's monorail, which had halted operations following the coronavirus induced lockdown in the country, started operations today after seven months. The first monorail ran from Chembur to King Circle at 7.30 am today. The monorail was greeted with great enthusiasm by the commuters.
The monorail in Mumbai was closed from March 22 after a lockdown started in the backdrop of the coronavirus.
The monorail administration has taken all sorts of precautions to make the experience safe for everyone. Mechanisms were put in place to check the temperature of passengers as they entered each station.
On the other hand, the monorail administration was keeping the place clean by using sanitizers and other chemicals so that the passengers would not be concerned in any way.
Speaking on the mater, the senior officer of the monorail Rohan Salunkhe said, "All of our staff have been working since the monorail started. All kinds of precautions have been taken by the monorail administration to enable passengers to travel safely. We are very happy that all the passengers have been allowed to travel on the monorail from the very beginning, so we are also very happy about it," said Salunkhe.
The monorail ran from Chembur to King Circle this morning. There was not much response from passengers to the monorail in the morning session. But Salunke expressed confidence that the passengers would increase in the afternoon. "In the meantime, we will provide more facilities to the passengers from tomorrow if necessary," he said.