MUMBAI: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray said on Tuesday that if, despite appeals to the public to avoid non-essential travel, crowds in trains and buses did not get reduced, the state government would be forced to take the stern decision of stopping trains and bus services.Thackeray said state government offices would be run with minimum staff. Modalities were being worked out and a final decision would be taken in the next two days, he noted. The state government has already directed private offices to work at 50% attendance and held meetings with heads of large companies, asking them to have as few employees as possible working from office."We are not shutting down buses and trains as of now. We are appealing to people to avoid non-essential travel, but if people don't exercise restraint and don't listen, we will be forced to shut them down," the CM said after a cabinet meeting. There will be no closure of government offices, though. Sources said some ministers were of the view that train and bus services should be stopped to keep people indoors.