India, July 18 -- New Delhi: The Delhi Metro, which has remained shut for the last four months, has drawn up an elaborate plan to resume operations and is likely to begin by the first week of August.

According to officials in the Delhi Metro, the Metro has laid down clear Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that will have to be followed by commuters and Metro officials when the operations begin.

The SOPs statethat no coach will have more than 50 passengers in it at any given point in time, strict social distancing norms will be maintained inside the Metro and this will be monitored using CCTVs inside the Metro coaches along with surprise checks at stations.

The Aarogya Setu application is likely to be made mandatory for all commuters ...