Defending itself in response to mid-day's report 'Opening soon, but not at all prepared' (Oct 22), WR said it is fully prepared and shifted much of the onus for preparations on the state government, saying this is what was agreed upon in the Standard Operating Procedure in June. This, even as WR's cashless payment options necessitate visiting booking centres and their mobile app for tickets is closed. 

The WR said that it has set up 928 PoS machines for cashless transactions but PoS machines require commuters to be physically present at the booking counter and its ticket booking app is closed.