Metro Rail service in Kolkata will not start from July 1. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had asked the Metro to start its services with regard to the problems being faced by the passengers. Let us tell you that metro officials met government representatives today. After this it was said that metro services cannot be started without the approval of the Center. It should be noted that The central government has banned regular train services till August 12.
Let us also tell you that recently the Mamata Banerjee government of West Bengal had extended the lockdown till 31 July in view of the increasing cases of corona in the state. In an all-party meeting in the state on the issue of coronavirus, Mamta Banerjee said that till July 31, neither trains nor metro services will be allowed in the state and along with this, schools and colleges will also be kept closed.
The lockdown of this phase will be applied only in the Corona affected areas. It is known that the lockdown in the state was extended till 30 June and on June 30, the fifth phase of the nationwide lockdown is also ending, which has been called 'Unlock 1', whereas the figure of corona infected in Bengal is 15,173 and so far 591 people have lost their lives.
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