Advisory to the people who are arriving to their hometown

KalimNews, Kalimpong, 15 May 2020: Gorkhaland Territorial Administration has already started making every effort in bringing back all the stranded people of GTA area who are stucked in different states and hundreds of people are returning back every day. But there are several thousand who are either still waiting for their turn or who are helpless in still finding a way for their return.

GTA evacuated almost all the people of other districts and states who were stucked within the two districts of GTA. Now its is concentrating in bringing back its residents who are in other states for studies, job, treatment and pilgrimage. 

Those people who had registered are returning back in the Shramik special trains arranged by the Indian Railways as requisitioned by the state in coordination with the respective state governments from where the movement is to be started, and some even in hired vehicles in their own arrangement almost everyday.People from Chennai Delhi and Banglore already ahave arrived. 

Some stranded people are being rescued by the GTA while elaborate arrangement is being made for receiving its residents and making all arrangement of registration, check ups, transportation, stay and others. With the help of the state government GTA arranged to bring 35 students from Kota, Rajasthan on 1st May. On 6th May it helped Sikkim government to send Sikkemese people stranded in the GTA area and also was able to bring back its resident from different parts of Sikkim. From 10th May it has evacuated about 500 migrant workers of Siliguri, Alipurduar, Coochbehar, Uttar Dinajpur, Malda and Mushidabad to their place. Similarly on 15th may it could bring back 21 people from Bihar who were stranded as they started their journey on foot and eventually were rescued by the team of GTA and were brought to Siliguri.  

Meanwhile GTA has set up swab collection centers in Simulbari and Chitrey checkpoints since today, more will be started up in all the checkpoints soon.

GTA has decided that all people coming from outside states be sent for compulsory institutional quarantine and cumpulsory swab tests willl be done to all. Only after the results of the swab test, they will be either given Home Quarantine, if negative otherwise those testing positive will be sent to Level I of COVID & SARI Hospital, in Triveni.

Anit Thapa, chairman of the GTA has stated that for all the people traveling back to the GTA region, it is compulsory to enter their details prior to their journey in the website: http://gtadmin.org/citizen-corner/gta-travel-details-form

GTA has framed a strict entry and exit deadline so that people are not allowed to travel in the restricted time and keeping in mind the health of the health workers, entry timing for the people who are returning back is resticted within a fixed time, so that health workers are not overworked and exhausted.

Those arriving after the cut off time would be kept in shelters arranged by GTA around Siliguri.

Anit Thapa, chairman of the GTA in a statement has requested all the people of GTA to be open-minded and acceptable of all the people coming back home. He has sated, "As they are brothers and sisters, we shouldn't discriminate. We also want people to not create problems with regards to Quarantine facilities if anyone is worried about getting contaminated, I suggested please don't go near the facility."

He has added " No matter if the lockdown has been relaxed by the Government of India, we need to understand the Coronavirus issue is not over and it is here to stay for some more time. It is we who need to accept it and modify our lifestyle to fight it. So, let us work together to fight the disease, not the people, maintain social distancing, wash our hands regularly, disinfect ourselves often, wear masks & gloves and go out of the house only if necessary."  

Three trains are running from New Delhi to NJP on 16th May. 22nd May and 26th May 2020. 
For these respective District Magistrate in Delhi are to be contacted for filling up all necessary forms for railway pass. The District Magistrate will prepare the final list and the concerned traveller will be called for medical screening at a designated place. Delhi Police will then take them to the Railway station.
They have to register their details for Exit pass from Delhi at - http://delhishetterboardin/main/ 
Medical certificates are to be collected before boarding the train. Delhi government will directly contact the traveller and confirm if the requests are approved. 
Regarding queries or concerns District Magistrate of respective location or the Panchayat office, accordingly may be contacted. After receiving the approval, registering of return details on the GTA portal - http://gtadmin.orgicitizen-cornerigta-travel-details-form. is also necessary.

Starting from 16th May till 23rd May, 105 trains have been arranged for the state, and of them these trains are will reach upto New Coochbehar via NJP bringing the people of GTA area.

New Delhi	16/05/2020
Hyderabad	16/05/2020
Mumbai	17/05/2020
GautamBuddhaNagar (Uttar Pradesh)	17/05/2020
Kottayam (Kerala)	18/05/2020
Bengaluru Urban	20/05/2020
Thane (Maharashtra)	20/05/2020
Ahmedabad	21/05/2020
Mallapuram (Kerala)	21/05/2020
New Delhi	22/05/2020
Kollam	22/05/2020
Alapuzha (Kerala)	23/05/2020
Pune	23/05/2020
Chennai	25/05/2020
Trissur (Kerala)	25/05/2020
New Delhi	26/05/2020
Raigadh (Maharashtra)	27/05/2020
GautamBuddhaNagar (U.P.)	27/05/2020