Updated On: 27 June, 2020 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B Aklekar
Citizens and experts say ground situation badly hit, call for opening up of more transport options for the public in a safe manner

Commuters at Churchgate station after Unlock 1.0 was announced earlier this month. File pics/Bipin Kokate
While the government is beginning to allow more and more offices and shops to remain open now, limited public transport opportunities and differences in policies at the state and Union government levels have left citizens hassled. The issue of public transport came to the fore on Thursday when the Ministry of Railways extended their lockdown of trains till August 12.
And this with no mention of Mumbai's local trains that have been out of bounds for common people. Outstation trains have also been running for a while now but since they are not allowed to stop at stations within Maharashtra as directed by the state government, travellers said they feel more frustrated.