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Many passengers, who arrived on the first train from Delhi to Bangalore this morning, have alleged that authorities did not inform them of the institutional quarantine when booking tickets. They only found out after boarding the train in Delhi.
Confusion and anger developed at the station when passengers began to protest when officials here insisted on undergoing institutional quarantine. Many of them refused to point out that they did not have the financial resources to pay for a hotel room for 14 days.
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Manoj Singh, one of the passengers, said: “We are in trouble. While boarding the train, no one informed us of the institutional quarantine. After arriving in Bangalore, officials insist that we quarantine in designated hotel rooms. We cannot all afford hotel accommodation. Even if it is ₹ 2,000 per day, one has to pay close to ₹ 28,000 for quarantine. Imagine the plight of families with children. “
Lack of coordination among state governments on rules and protocols played a role in the confusion.
Prakruti D. de Gwalior, who traveled to the city with his mother while working here, boarded the train from Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh. “I got a pass from the Madhya Pradesh government. We were told that we should be quarantined at home. It was only after boarding the train that we learned otherwise, ”he said.
Long waiting time at the station, without social distancing
Many families had to spend hours in the waiting room of the city station, and some posted videos of the lack of social distancing during interactions with police, health and civic officials at the site.
“When we raised objections, we were asked to sit in a waiting room for more than three hours. Social distancing was not maintained, ”said a passenger. Many alleged that they were not provided with any food.
Ms. Prakruti noted that the train arrived at the city’s train station at around 7:30 in the morning. “They didn’t give us breakfast, but they asked us to stay in the waiting room,” he said.
Another passenger, Ankit Jain, a Bangalore resident who was in Secunderabad during the shutdown, said: “I have sick parents and officials who say they are helpless and that we have to pay and quarantine or opt for government quarantine or return to Secunderabad. This is unfair and unacceptable. “
“If I had known that institutional quarantine was mandatory, I would not have returned to Bangalore,” he added.
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