AGARTALA / JAIPUR, May 10 (TIWN): 83 stranded persons with 10 buses have left for Rajasthan from Tripura on Sunday. The people had registered in Rajasthan Govt portal and Tripura Govt was contacted by Govt of Rajasthan then. 10 buses have arrived with Tripura's stranded people from Rajasthan with Kota students and these private buses will carry these stranded people to state Rajasthan. For food purposes, Tripura Govt has given Rs. 2000 to the families, praised by the people going to Rajasthan. While talking to media, the Rajasthan going people said that Tripura is a very good state and its Govt too. They expressed their thankfulness to the Govt, also mentioning about the Free ration system which continued during the unprecedented lockdown period along with a financial help.

The stranded people are very happy over the initiatives of State Govt and at the same time they are cheered as they can meet their family members now after days of journey towards their home state.

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Also soon, special trains will be arranged for various states’ stranded people of Tripura. In total 11 states, major numbers of Tripura’s stranded people were identified. Till yesterday, total 26,000 people had registered in Tripura Govt’s portal who want to return home.

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Law Minister Ratanlal Nath’s statement over the situation given on May 9, 2020

After 26,000 stranded people have applied to come back to Tripura, Minister Ratanlal Nath on Saturday while addressing media said that it is not fully up to a state whether stranded people will be brought back and when to bring them back. Nath said, only after mutual agreements between both states, the interested passengers can start their journeys. The Minister also stated that after screening if a person is asymptomatic then only, he or she will be released from the existing state.

“The numbers of stranded people are already increasing time to time but till now, 26,000 have applied but these numbers are massively increasing per hour. Only 1200 people will be taken to train in first come, first service”, said Ratanlal Nath.

Talking about Tamil Nadu, he said that 5957 people are stranded there but Tamil Nadu Govt is saying that around 2100 people are stranded, but now after conversation, the figures are changing. Now, more than 1200 people can not be sent. Thus, 5 to 6 days will take.

He accused that West Bengal Govt did not agree about trains and thus, Tripura Govt asked for pass for Tripura people can come at their own expense.