PATNA/CHHAPRA: Stranded people returning from various states in the country are getting mixed reception in their villages.
While the migrant workers are required to stay in government quarantine centres at their respective block headquarters for 21 days, students are supposed to stay in home quarantine for 14 days.
Amrendra Kumar Singh (32), a resident of Bhagwanpur in Vaishali district, was accorded a warm welcome by family members after he returned home from Kota in Rajasthan where he worked as a contractor. “Though my family members are scared of coronavirus after my return, I am taking all precautionary measures,” he said.
However, Saroj Kumar, a native of Bisfi in Madhubani district, is not so fortunate. Kumar returned home from Mumbai on Saturday. However, he was prevented by his relatives and asked to visit the quarantine centre at Kanya Madhya Vidyalaya first for medical check-up and then enter the house. “I was in a hurry to reach home but they treated me like an untouchable,” Kumar said.
Local mukhiya Vijendra Prasad said panchayat committee members have been asked to ensure that those returning home from outside are examined by health workers. A medical team led by Reyaz Ahmad later visited the camp and examined Kumar’s health.
A similar incident happened with Sanjay Pathak, a resident Kamtaul village in Darbhanga district. Pathak, who returned from West Bengal, was not allowed to enter his house but put in quarantine at the initiative of local mukhiya Nagendra Sharma.
Three natives of Lamichaur panchayat in Bhorey block of Gopalganj district, who used to work at Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh, were not allowed by their co-villagers to enter the village on Saturday. They later went to the block office from where they were sent to quarantine centres.
Meanwhile, the migrant workers, who are returning by special trains, could not conceal the pain of the lockdown period.
After reaching Chhapra from Ghatkeshar in Telangana on Friday, Subhash of Garkha, a migrant worker, said, “I faced hardship in Hyderabad as the contractor did not support me. I remained without food several days.”
While the migrant workers are required to stay in government quarantine centres at their respective block headquarters for 21 days, students are supposed to stay in home quarantine for 14 days.
Amrendra Kumar Singh (32), a resident of Bhagwanpur in Vaishali district, was accorded a warm welcome by family members after he returned home from Kota in Rajasthan where he worked as a contractor. “Though my family members are scared of coronavirus after my return, I am taking all precautionary measures,” he said.
However, Saroj Kumar, a native of Bisfi in Madhubani district, is not so fortunate. Kumar returned home from Mumbai on Saturday. However, he was prevented by his relatives and asked to visit the quarantine centre at Kanya Madhya Vidyalaya first for medical check-up and then enter the house. “I was in a hurry to reach home but they treated me like an untouchable,” Kumar said.
Local mukhiya Vijendra Prasad said panchayat committee members have been asked to ensure that those returning home from outside are examined by health workers. A medical team led by Reyaz Ahmad later visited the camp and examined Kumar’s health.
A similar incident happened with Sanjay Pathak, a resident Kamtaul village in Darbhanga district. Pathak, who returned from West Bengal, was not allowed to enter his house but put in quarantine at the initiative of local mukhiya Nagendra Sharma.
Three natives of Lamichaur panchayat in Bhorey block of Gopalganj district, who used to work at Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh, were not allowed by their co-villagers to enter the village on Saturday. They later went to the block office from where they were sent to quarantine centres.
Meanwhile, the migrant workers, who are returning by special trains, could not conceal the pain of the lockdown period.
After reaching Chhapra from Ghatkeshar in Telangana on Friday, Subhash of Garkha, a migrant worker, said, “I faced hardship in Hyderabad as the contractor did not support me. I remained without food several days.”
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