GUWAHATI: The special passenger train from Delhi reached Dibrugarh at 7.30 AM on Thursday. The train departed from Delhi on Tuesday. This is the first passenger train which entered Assam during lockdown.
The passengers were received by respective district administrations at Dibrugarh Railway Staion and taken away for screening and quarantine.
Earlier on Wednesday night, 130 passengers de-boarded at Guwahati Railway Station. Assam health minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma was present at the railway station to monitor the de-boarding and transit process.
In a special train carrying over 500 people from Delhi to Dibrugarh, 130 passengers deboarded at Guwahati. We were present at the Guwahati Railway Station to oversee their de-boarding and transit process. They shall be taken for screening and quarantine.#AssamCares pic.twitter.com/FuEVXLnLVe
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 13, 2020
Among them 51 passengers were brought to Sarusajai Stadium for mandatory screening and quarantine. Minister Sarma also visited Sarusajai at night.
There were five stoppages of the Dibrugarh-bound special train in Assam—Kokrajhar, Guwahati, Lumding, Mariyani and Dibrugarh.
Out of the 130 people who deboarded the train from Delhi to Dibrugarh, in Guwahati, 51 were brought to Sarusajai Stadium for mandatory screening, while remaining have been sent back to their respective districts. After their swabs are taken, these 51 would be put in quarantine. pic.twitter.com/qq9rAoRYDA
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 13, 2020
