With Ganeshotsav a little over a month away, politicians and activists have demanded more trains and buses so that people can travel to Konkan to celebrate the biggest festival of the state. Local MPs, MLAs and passenger associations have asked the state government to release a standard operating procedure (SOP) for people to self-quarantine after travelling to their villages before the festival.

"There is a huge population that goes to Konkan for Ganeshotsav from my constituency. I have not only written to Railways Minister Piyush Goyal for additional trains halting at Konkan, but also to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for more buses so that physical distance rule is followed during the travel," said Mumbai North East MP Manoj Kotak.