Second train reaches Bengaluru, no fuss over isolation

Bengaluru, May 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The second train from New Delhi arrived here on Saturday morning with 503 passengers and there was no protest against the compulsory institutional quarantine, unlike the first batch of travellers on Thursday morning, said an official.

"Second Rajdhani Express arrived at Bengaluru on Saturday morning from Delhi. No protest by travellers to undergo institutional quarantine," tweeted D. Roopa, Inspector General of Police (Railways).

The police answered a few questioned raised by some returnees. But there was no protest unlike the passengers of the first train, some of whom returned to Delhi to avoid institutional quarantine.

"There were questions that we answered. We remained patient, they were understanding," said Roopa.

According to the South Western Railway (SWR) spokesperson, the train that left New Delhi on Thursday night arrived at Bengaluru City Junction Railway Station (SBC) at the right time (6.40 a.m.).

Amid the coronavirus scare, the Karnataka government has announced that all inter-state travellers arriving here will be compulsorily placed in the institutional quarantine for a fortnight.

"You can stay in government hostels for free or in specific hotels at your own cost. You will not be allowed to go to your homes before 14 days," said an official statement shared by the SWR officials.

To drive home the message to passengers who boarded the special train in Old Delhi railway station for Karnataka on Thursday night, Karnataka Bhavan officials distributed pamphlets in Kannada and English about the quarantine requirements.

Officials also sent out text messages to the travellers.

Source: IANS