Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during a press briefing on Sunday hinted at the reopening of the metro services. He said that the Delhi government has requested the Centre to allow resuming of Delhi metro in a phased manner as coronavirus situation in Delhi is under control now. Addressing the COVID-19 situation, the chief minister said, "We have requested Centre to allow re-opening of Delhi Metro in a phased manner, on a trial basis, as Covid-19 situation in Delhi is under control now. The Delhi Metro started preparations for the resumption of train services and protocol for social distancing in May only. "The date of the opening of the Delhi Metro has still not been finalised and will be notified to the public in due course.

Source: dna August 23, 2020 13:40 UTC