With pressure mounting on the government to restart local trains, modalities for the same were discussed at a high-level meeting held with state chief secretary Sanjay Kumar on Tuesday. While there is still not much clarity on when the services would be resumed for all, railway officials who attended the meeting told mid-day that they recommended implementing colour-coded e-passes like Kolkata to limit crowds on trains, as part of a two-pronged strategy to roll out the locals.

In addition to this, a joint committee of the state government and railways has also been set up to look into modalities of resuming local trains.