This story is from May 13, 2020

3 lakh expected to return to Uttarakhand; 10 more trains sought

With as many as 1.98 lakh people enrolling themselves through the link provided by the state, the Uttarakhand is expecting the arrival of around 2.5 lakh people in the next few weeks. To ensure that all returning are placed under quarantine, the authorities are preparing the chart only after going through the arrangements available in the district concerned.
3 lakh expected to return to Uttarakhand; 10 more trains sought
DEHRADUN: With as many as 1.98 lakh people enrolling themselves through the link provided by the state, the Uttarakhand is expecting the arrival of around 2.5 lakh people in the next few weeks. To ensure that all returning are placed under quarantine, the authorities are preparing the chart only after going through the arrangements available in the district concerned.

Transport secretary Shailesh Bagauli, who is also the nodal officer for the process, said, “Two trains have already arrived at Kathogdam and Haridwar and some more are lined up for the next few days.” He added that around 1,200 to 1,400 people can be brought back in a train. Trains from Surat, Pune and Bengaluru are expected to arrive within the next two days and the state has requested the rail ministry for trains from Jaipur, Punjab, Chennai, Kerala, Goa, Lucknow and Hyderabad. “A request for train is made only after seeing the number of people stranded in a particular city. We have requested for 10 more trains on different routes,” he added.
Till Tuesday, 1.98 lakh people have registered themselves through the link. A total of 51,394 people have returned and out of the 29,775 people who had registered to go to other states from Uttarakhand, 9,770 have already left.
On the issue of payment of rail ticket, he said that the state government has already provided Rs 1 crore to the Rail department. “The tickets are being provided as subsidized rates and the state government is providing the total amount,” he said, adding that “the health checkup of each passenger is done at the boarding railway station and the arrival railway station. Thereafter, a decision is taken on whether the passenger has to be kept in home or institutional quarantine.”
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