Janata curfew / 2400 trains will not run for 22 hours from Saturday night 12 am to 10 pm Sunday, Metro in Delhi-Bengaluru and buses in Haryana will remain closed.

• To deal with the coronaires, Modi appealed to impose public curfew on March 22 from 7 am to 9 pm
• Around 2400 passenger trains will not run during Janata curfew, these include passenger, mail-express and suburban trains
• IRCTC also announced the closure of food plazas, mass feeding centers and cell kitchens to prevent infection.

new Delhi. A public curfew has been announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 March. In view of this, no passenger trains will run from 12 pm on Saturday night to 10 pm on Sunday night. According to sources, mail and express trains will also be stopped at 4 am. In addition, suburban (local) train services will be reduced to a minimum level. According to railway officials, a total of 2400 passenger trains will not run during the Janata curfew. These include 1300 mail express trains, passenger trains and a large number of suburban trains.

In the wake of Coronavirus, the railways has already canceled 245 passenger trains to avoid non-essential travel. On board catering service in mail and express trains has also been discontinued till further orders. On behalf of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC), it has been decided to close food plazas, mass feeding centers and cell kitchens operated by it to prevent infection.

Metro will be closed in Delhi-Bengaluru and buses in Haryana

Metro services will be closed in Delhi on Jan 22 curfew. On behalf of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), tweet was told that this step has been done to make people stay at home and keep distance in the crowd. At the same time, the bus service in Haryana will also be closed on Sunday.

Modi appealed to impose public curfew on Sunday

The Prime Minister addressed the nation on Thursday in view of the increasing cases of coronaires and the worsening situation in the country. He appealed to impose public curfew on Sunday, March 22 from 7 am to 9 pm. It will be a curfew imposed by the public, for the public. He said that no person should leave his house during this 14 hours. At 5 pm, thank each other by clapping, ringing, ringing bells and showing solidarity to fight this virus.

Advised the elderly to stay indoors

Prime Minister Modi had emphasized on keeping the distance socially and said that every countryman should avoid going out for the next few weeks if it is not very important. The elderly aged 60 to 65 years or more should stay in the house. He also appealed to NCC, sports organizations and socio-cultural organizations to create awareness for this.