As part of its “Mission Begin again”, the Maharashtra Government on Wednesday decided to allow metro trains in Mumbai and Nagpur to operate from October 15 in a phased manner and do away the health check-up and stamping of domestic passengers arriving at the railway stations in Maharashtra from different parts of the state.
In other guidelines, the state government allowed government and private libraries to function with protocols of social distancing and sanitation norms in place and increased the number of people, while it permitted local weekly bazars, including that of animals, to reopen outside containment zones.
In an effort to control and reduce crowding, the State government permitted markets and shops to remain open for additional hours from 9 am to 9 pm, with effect from October 15, while the limit on the number of guests who can remain present has been increased to 50 from the earlier 20.
While the government has also allowed “Business to Business” (B2B) exhibitions only outside the containment zones and all types of local weekly markets (bazaars) across the state with effect from October 145, it has decided to do away stamping with indelible ink for domestic passengers arriving at different airports after COVID-19 testing.
Though it announced relaxations on several fronts, the state government made no announcement regarding the re-opening of various places of worship.