The MVA Government has written to the Governments of Rajasthan and Punjab expressing their readiness to bring back nearly 2000-odd students and people stranded in these two states.
In two separate communications sent on Saturday, Maharashtra’s director for Disaster Management Abhay Yawalkar requested the Home Secretaries of the two states to convey to the respective institutions where the students and people are stranded and direct the students and people to act as per the existing protocols issued for Covid-19 issued by the two Governments.
Anywhere 1800 to 2000 people from Maharashtra are stranded at Kota in Rajasthan. Through its communication, the Maharashtra Government has requested the Ashok Gehlot dispensation to ensure the “safe passage” of stranded students and people from its state.
According to the communication, the students and people will be returning from Kota by road via Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat states. “The State Governments of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat and their district authorities are requested to co-operate with the return journey of the students and people,” Yawalkar wrote.
On their return from Rajasthan, the students and people would be screened and home-quarantined for 14 days in Maharashtra.
In Punjan, “80 to 90” students are stranded on Lovely University campus. Like in the case of Rajasthan, the State Disaster Management director has requested the Punjab government to ensure the “safe passage” of stranded students and people from its state.
The students from Lovely University will be returning to Maharashtra by road by via Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. The Punjab Government has requested the governments of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and their district authorities are requested to co-operate with the return journey of the students.
On their return from Punjab, the students would be screened and home-quarantined for 14 days in Maharashtra.