Gurgaon: Mercury violates 44 degrees Celsius Mark on Thursday, making it the hottest day of the year in the city.
But for those who stand in a long queue, which has become a post-lock routine due to passenger restrictions on the train and metro station, hot sapping feels much worse than what the weather application shows on their cellphone screen.
Most metro stations in the city – Huda City Center and Sikanderpur, especially long queues during peak timings, frustrated passengers who accuse social distance are still compromised as they are on the train.
Sometimes, the gate is closed for 30 minutes to manage the crowd, which only adds to the queue.
“The waiting time varies every day.
A few days, we have to stand for almost an hour before we can take the train.
The trip home has become a struggle,” said Mohit, who was waiting for the train at Sikanderpur Metro Station.
He traveled every day from East Delhi to a Gurgaon-based construction company where he worked.
Commuter says the heat waves have made things almost unbearable for the past few days.
“Waiting for a long queue to be very troublesome and troublesome in this heat.
I don’t understand the logic of the authorities in making us waiting outside the metro station.
They can allow us to wait inside, where there is a shade,” Kannan V, a production engineer Work in Gurgaon.
He went to South Delhi from the Dronacharya Teacher Metro Station.
Ironically, while the queue is maintained for social distance, a crowded carriage that defeats the goal, commuter said.
“The train coach is relatively empty during the day, but they are crowded during rush hour,” a professional-based professional carrying the Metro back to Delhi.
Approaching to comments, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) denied that there was a crowding in train and said after the resumption of metro services from June 7, the DMRC runs almost empty because it carries only 10-15% of passengers.
Capacity remembers covid restrictions imposed by the authorities.
“DMRC regretted the inconvenience caused by this passenger because of this restriction.
While respecting the patience and cooperation exhibited by passengers in such a scenario, DMRC hopes that the situation will increase as soon as a relaxed restriction,” said a spokesman.
The corporation said the lipeline guidelines have been removed by the authorities, allowing the majority of economic activities to take place.
“As a result, there is a buildup of a sustainable passenger crowd outside our station because the entries are arranged,” the spokesman added.
Some commuters, meanwhile, said waiting it can be managed and they are satisfied with the steps taken to ensure their safety during a pandemic.
“There is a possibility of a higher transmission of the Coronavirus novel in the room than outside the room.
It’s a little troublesome, but it’s for our own safety,” said Tabbasum Saifi, who headed from the Sikanderpur Metro station to Delhi.
Fall in line for the train in the yellow line
