While the crowd on Metro was limited on Monday even during morning and evening peak hours, its management in the future in case the number of people crosses the permissible limits will decide the quality of travel and its effect on people's health amid COVID-19. While the Metro seemed to have checked all the right boxes with commuters being satisfied, it could consider contingency measures to ensure its services can continue smoothly.

How many travelled?

On Monday, the Metro rain 200 services with 100 per cent punctuality till 8.30 pm. The ridership till this time was over 12,500 (with an average of approximately 62 passengers per one-way service). The authorities had expected the figure to reach 10,000. The Metro expects the footfall to increase significantly in the next few weeks. Regular Metro commuters were a happy lot as they could not only save travel time, they found Metro much safer than crowded buses.