‘State government is not fully prepared to go for relaxations’

May 4, 2020, 05:00 IST

An official in the state disaster management department said on condition of anonymity, “The situation in Jharkhand is different as we are experiencing a massive reverse migration. The state government is not fully prepared to go for relaxations and at the same time regulate the entry of stranded migrants.”
He added, “Although all those who are coming back are being advised to stay in home quarantine and those with symptoms of Covid-19 are being sent to government migration centres, we don’t have enough manpower and resources to track if everyone is adhering to the rules. Hence, the decision was taken not to provide new relaxations in any of the three zones. The government is hopeful that the situation will get better in two weeks.”