The Maharashtra government on Monday evening requested the railways to hold back running of Ganapati special trains following limitations on quarantine facilities in the district. The railways have planned over 190 trains and kept timetable ready, but the new development had led to a pause on the decision as of now.

A senior government official said that there are issues with the limitation of quarantine facilities in Konkan districts and once the state government works on the issues, they will give a green light to the railways after which they will announce running of trains.