As the railways gears up for the crowds today after a long weekend, fully vaccinated commuters have been building pressure on the government to get daily tickets issued. They say it is unfair to be compelled to buy a monthly pass even if one wants to make a single trip in the entire month. Railway officials say they are following the directive of the state government, which wants to monitor the situation before allowing more relaxations.

"Why just a monthly pass, why not a single ticket? If I travel to different parts of the city, should I be buying different monthly passes for each route? This is all madness and the government should be taking more practical decisions. It is very unfair to force commuters to buy a monthly pass even if one needs to travel just a few times,” said Ashley Lobo.