The city’s daily Covid-19 cases have been coming down. Does that mean that the ban on public access to local trains been effective and instrumental? Most Mumbai commuter organisations say yes, there has been a difference and curbs on local train travel should remain in place for some more time.

Dr. Vasant Jain, who works at Bhayandar said, “I travel every day from Borivli to Bhayandar. The local train ban has been effective. There are fewer crowds and proper social distancing. Aggressive awareness campaigns about masks, social distancing and vaccination should be undertaken to make people realise how important these protocols are.”