A 35-year -old man, a native of Birmitrapur area of Sundargarh district, who was working as an unskilled labour at Delhi, cycled about 1,200 km from Delhi to Birmitrapur alone and arrived his native place on Monday evening.
After his arrival, he was screened and advised for home quarantine by the district administration.
According to sources, Dhiraj Toppo(35), a native of Ward No.10 of Birmitrapur purchased a bicycle at Delhi and began his journey in the bicycle on April 30 carrying three bags. After cycling daily for twelve long days, Dhiraj reached at Biramitrapur on Monday.
After his arrival, he was registered at Birmitrapur border and his health was checked by doctors there. He was also screened by officials of Biramitrapur Municipality and was advised for home quarantine.
"After his screening, Dhiraj was advised to go for home quarantine, since his health condition was alright," said Nodal officer, Biramitrapur
Municipality N Das. "His health status however would be monitored in regular interval by our health workers, as per the protocol," Das added.