With metro services resuming on September 7, the Gurugram district administration will appoint a nodal officer who will be in touch with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) officials in order to facilitate metro operations in the city.
The DMRC had halted Metro services during the nationwide lockdown in view of the coronavirus pandemic.
The DMRC has five metro stations in Gurugram. These are Huda City Centre, Iffco Chowk, MG Road, Sikenderpur and Guru Dronacharya metro stations.
"For smooth operation of the Delhi Metro we have decided to appoint a nodal officer who will remain in touch with Metro officials for smooth metro functional in Gurugram," said Amit Khatri, deputy commissioner of Gurugram.
The deputy commissioner further stated that the DMRC should formulate a plan to divide the crowd at different levels so that the passengers do not gather at any one place.
An adequate number of teams should be installed at the Metro station for the thermal scanning of passengers.
He further said steps would also be taken so that autos and rickshaws outside stations are regulated in a proper manner and the commuters do not face any problem in last mile connectivity.
Virender Yadav, civil surgeon, Gurugram, said that the health department will provide a list of all health centres that are near the five metro stations in the city. “If any passenger shows flu-like symptoms, they can be sent immediately to the public health centre,” said Yadav.
Necessary arrangements have been made to ensure that passengers do not gather at one place at the Metro station. Also, passengers should try not to stand at the station for much longer.
Speaking about DMRC preparations, Rishabh Singh, Assistant Manager of DMRC said, "Passengers will be thermal scanned at the time of entry in the station premises. Travelers who show signs of coronavirus infection will be referred to the nearest health center or COVID-19 hospital".
Travelers will also be encouraged to download the Arogya Setu App on their mobiles.
"There will be separate gates of entry and exit at the Metro station so that passengers coming and going do not have a conflict among themselves. A strip of one-meter distance for the passengers has been designed at the station premises and there will be self-exile signage on the platform so that the passengers themselves will know what to do," Singh said.