Mamata Banerjee stated the state was not ready to deal with flights to Kolkata but. (File)
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee plans to jot down to the central authorities, asking it to delay flight arrivals to Kolkata at the least until May 30. The centre has introduced plans to renew restricted home air journey from Monday.
The state authorities has already written to the Railway Board, asking it to not ship any migrant trains until May 36 in view of the in depth harm triggered to infrastructure by Cyclone Amphan.
Speaking at a information convention at her workplace on Saturday, Ms Banerjee stated, “I will write to the centre to ask them to send flights till May 28 to Bagdogra airport. I will appeal to the centre not to send flights to Kolkata at least till May 30.”
The Chief Minister identified sensible difficulties at Kolkata, together with the truth that the airport was situated in North 24 Parganas district which is severely affected by COVID-19.
“Not everyone landing at the airport will have personal transport. How will they go home? There is a lockdown going on. Some people will have cars but not everyone so that’s a problem,” Ms Banerjee stated.
For migrants who will arrive after May 26, Ms Banerjee stated they need to give an enterprise that they’ll stay in house quarantine within the villages for 14 days.
“Some villages have set up their own quarantine centres where people are being made to stay and being given food. That is a very good plan,” Ms Banerjee stated. “Or they could simply stay in their own homes,” she added.
The well being division would monitor their actions by monitoring their cell phone numbers. All migrants must register with the federal government.
Migrants would even be examined for COVID-19 however not on the railway stations upon arrival. Instead, they are going to be examined of their house district inside a couple of days of arrival.
“There is no need for the extra stress of being tested at railway stations. It takes time to do the swab test for COVID-19. At least five minutes each. So testing so many people at a railway station is very time-consuming,” Ms Banerjee added.
The process that air travellers must comply with is prone to be the identical as soon as the centre and the state agree on a date when flights can start to land in Bengal.
“We have not even been given two-three days’ time to handle the situation. We have suffered the cyclone and for flights and migrants to arrive at a time like this, makes things very difficult for us,” she stated.
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