Admn makes stay arrangements for 241 returnees

Latter returned from Nanded Sahib, R’sthan, other states

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Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, May 2

The district administration has made arrangements for the stay of 241 persons, who had returned from other states and had been quarantined at the School for Meritorious Children on the Kapurthala road here. The 241 persons include 148 pilgrims from Hazur Sahib, seven students from Kota, 28 labourers from Jaisalmer and 58 others.

On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar, a committee, headed by Additional Deputy Commissioner Jasbir Singh with Assistant Commissioner Hardeep Singh and District Education Officer Harinder Pal Singh as its members, was tasked with ensuring foolproof arrangements for boarding and lodging of these persons quarantined at meritorious school.

While 90 persons from other states had reached Jalandhar till a day ago, today the number rose to 241. The samples of 110 of them had previously been taken and the rest are being sampled. Notably, of the 120 persons tested positive in Jalandhar so far, only one is from Hazur Sahib.

Every person, coming from other states, is being provided with a welcome kit containing a toothbrush, toothpaste, bathing soap, washing soap, sanitiser, mask, towel, bucket, mug and other things.

Langar from Gurdwara Shaheed Baba Nihal Singh Talhan is being served to them on the school campus.