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UP students studying in Allahabad being sent to their native places: Official

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Press Trust of India Lucknow
Last Updated : Apr 28 2020 | 5:16 PM IST

The Uttar Pradesh government has begun sending students of state's different districts, staying and studying in Allahabad, to their native places, an official said Tuesday.

"Around 50 buses have departed from Allahabad. It will continue today and tomorrow. The health check-up of students, who board the bus, will be done.

Only after the health check-up, they will be allowed to board the bus. After they reach their destination, another health check-up should be done," UP's Additional Chief Secretary (Home and Information) Awanish Awasthi told reporters here.

People coming from other states will have to spend 14-day quarantine at shelter homes in the state, Awasthi said.

"The labourers who arrived from Haryana late Monday night, have been kept in quarantine. Discussion for bring back UP workers back from other states have started, said Awasthi

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First Published: Apr 28 2020 | 5:16 PM IST

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