KOHIMA, MAY 18 (MExN): A total of 4,095 citizens of Nagaland presently outside the State, have opted to stay back at their respective places, and filled up the required form, the Principal Secretary Home, Abhijit Sinha informed on May 17.
They filled up the required form on the portal iamstranded.nagaland.gov.in for the one-time assistance for Rs 10,000, said Sinha, during the daily briefing on COVID-19 in Kohima.
The facility for making application closed at 7:00 pm, on May 16, he added.
With regard to arrival of stranded people into Nagaland from other States, a total of 1382 persons have already arrived till date, he added.
Meanwhile, according to a report from the DIPR late on Sunday, altogether 47 returnees reached Dimapur from New Delhi and Dibrugarh by train. One person arrived from Assam by private vehicle and 3 buses from Arunachal Pradesh arrived with 45 returnees.
On arrival at the reception center at Agri Expo Dimapur, all the returnees filled in the forms with necessary particulars and were screened, after which they were taken to their respective quarantine centers, the DIPR stated.
With the extension of the lockdown to May 31, all the existing lockdown guidelines issued on May 4 will continue to remain operative in the state till the issuance of fresh guidelines, an order issued by State Chief Secretary stated on Sunday.
