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Surface
Transportation

S o n a l i N a g p a l , X I I D
The sectoral impact can be
seen as follows-
RAILWAYS Railways

Current: Loss of revenue due to both
freight and passenger fare.
Subsidised services during the lockdown period has further resulted in losses for the Indian
Railways.

Future: Sanitization and complete disinfection every time is going to be a very difficult task
for one of the largest rail networks. Also, with restrictions, people movement will be less
which will put strain on financial resources for Railways further.
BUSES(INTER/INTRA STATE) Buses (Inter-State/Intra State)

Current: There has been complete shutdown of these services in most of the states,
resulting in complete loss of revenue.
Future: With States not in sync pertaining to lockdown guidelines, inter-state services will

take time to get to normal. Also, with restriction on number of passengers, intra state travel
will be affected to a great degree. All of this will put pressure on revenues for state
transport.
METRO Metro Services

Current: Complete lockdown for metro and during the lockdown.
Future: Bleak, with no immediate relief for services like Metro. Most of the states will allow

only essential services or restricted passenger. Metro services are already finding it hard to
sustain, with further revenue pressure, they are in for tough times in the future
CABS(LOCAL/STATE)Cabs/Local:
Current: Restricted movement and passengers

Future: The situation is not going to change much for these services. While they have been
asked to follow all the precaution in terms of hygiene, sanitization and social distancing.
How far they will be able to achieve the same is to be seen. Moreover, with a smaller

number of passengers for each trip, the revenue will have negative impact

S u r f a c e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n
i s t h e b a c k b o n e o f a n y

e c o n o m y a n d a l s o
w o r k s a s t h e n e r v e
c e n t r e . I t c o n n e c t s t h e
e n t i r e c o u n t r y a n d

a l s o e n a b l e s
m o v e m e n t o f g o o d s
a n d p e o p l e . I f t h i s
s e c t o r i s i m p a c t e d ,

e c o n o m y w i l l c r u m b l e .