LUCKNOW: With the ministry of external affairs (MEA) starting flights to bring back Indians stranded in various countries, UP government is making arrangements for screening those returning to the state at Lucknow and Varanasi airports. If required, then the Hindon airport in Ghaziabad can also be used.
Additional chief secretary, home, Awanish Awasthi, on Tuesday said the CM had asked for screening and quarantine arrangements to be made at Lucknow and Varanasi.
“So far, one flight from Sharjah is scheduled to arrive in Lucknow in the coming days and should bring back about 200 passengers. However, the protocol for bringing them back, where the passengers will be quarantined, how they will reach the state, will be prepared by MEA and the state is prepared to carry out any directions that are given,” said a senior official.
An official in CM’s office said MEA had asked the government for a list of UP natives stuck abroad. However, he said, the state did not have such data as people were getting in touch directly with embassies. “At this point it is not clear whether more flights will be coming to UP. It is also to be worked out whether passengers from UP, who land in some other city like Delhi, will be quarantined there or brought back to the state. There will be greater clarity on this within this week,” said the official.Awasthi said more than 65,000 migrant workers and students had been brought back or moved around within the state in the recent weeks. He said permission to 29 Shramik Trains had been given to come to UP, some of which had already reached while others were on their way. “At least 10 trains have already reached UP from states like Maharashtra and Gujarat and another 5-6 were expected on Tuesday. Nine trains have started for UP and permission has been given for another six trains,” Awasthi said.
To ensure employment for the migrant workers coming into the state and another 10 lakh or so expected over the next few weeks, Awasthi said that till now,15.47 lakh unskilled workers had been put to work on MNREGA projects in 37,694 gram panchayats across the state. UP, he said, was in the second place among states for having provided employment under MNREGA.
Additional chief secretary, home, Awanish Awasthi, on Tuesday said the CM had asked for screening and quarantine arrangements to be made at Lucknow and Varanasi.
“So far, one flight from Sharjah is scheduled to arrive in Lucknow in the coming days and should bring back about 200 passengers. However, the protocol for bringing them back, where the passengers will be quarantined, how they will reach the state, will be prepared by MEA and the state is prepared to carry out any directions that are given,” said a senior official.
An official in CM’s office said MEA had asked the government for a list of UP natives stuck abroad. However, he said, the state did not have such data as people were getting in touch directly with embassies. “At this point it is not clear whether more flights will be coming to UP. It is also to be worked out whether passengers from UP, who land in some other city like Delhi, will be quarantined there or brought back to the state. There will be greater clarity on this within this week,” said the official.Awasthi said more than 65,000 migrant workers and students had been brought back or moved around within the state in the recent weeks. He said permission to 29 Shramik Trains had been given to come to UP, some of which had already reached while others were on their way. “At least 10 trains have already reached UP from states like Maharashtra and Gujarat and another 5-6 were expected on Tuesday. Nine trains have started for UP and permission has been given for another six trains,” Awasthi said.
To ensure employment for the migrant workers coming into the state and another 10 lakh or so expected over the next few weeks, Awasthi said that till now,15.47 lakh unskilled workers had been put to work on MNREGA projects in 37,694 gram panchayats across the state. UP, he said, was in the second place among states for having provided employment under MNREGA.
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