: Thursday, April 22, 2021, 4:21 PM IST
As Maharashtra govt announces strict curbs, here s who are allowed to board local trains in Mumbai
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In an attempt to curb the rise in coronavirus cases, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced stricter COVID-19 curbs. The new restrictions will come into force from 8 pm on April 22 till 7 am on May 1.
The Maharashtra government has imposed several new restrictions including a ban on inter-city and inter-district travel and curbs on office attendance in an attempt to bring the spiralling coronavirus infections under control.
As to inter-city and inter-district travel ban, exemption will be made for travel for medical emergency, essential services and funeral or medical attendance.
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08 April 2021
Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State (I/C) for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, chaired a meeting to review the Urban Water Transportation projects for Mumbai, Maharashtra. Senior Officials of the Ministry, Chairperson of Mumbai Port and officials of Maharashtra Maritime Board and other stakeholders were present in the meeting.
The ministry of shipping and waterways has proposed the operationalisation of 4 new routes for ROPAX ferry services and 12 new routes of water taxis by December 2021, in order to promote eco-friendly waterways transportation and reduce the traffic load of crowded Mumbai city roads.
At present, ROPAX (roll-on/roll-off passenger) service from Bhaucha Dhakka (Ferry Wharf) to Mandwa (Alibag) is successfully using waterways, reducing the road journey of 110 km to about 18 km, thereby reducing travel time of daily commuters from about 3-4 hours to merely one hour. Similar services are planned to be operational