From Our Correspondent
GUWAHATI: For better coordination and smooth management of the situation arising out of novel corona virus pandemic, Assam Transport Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary held a discussion with senior officials from airport and railway authorities at Janata Bhawan here in presence of officers of Transport, Food & Civil Supplies and Health & Family Welfare departments.
The transport minister asked all stakeholders to work in coordination and make necessary arrangements for smooth supply of medicines, food grains and other essential commodities.
Sanjeev Jindal, Regional Executive Director, Airport Authority of India (AAI) informed that all passengers were being screened at LGBI Airport.
Stating that adequate arrangements had been made at the airport, Jindal said that AAI would support the Assam Government for any assistance in transport sector.
VV Jituri, Chief Commercial Manager, Northeast Frontier Railway, stated that Indian Railways had announced the closure of all passenger rail services across the nation till March 31, except the trains that have already started the journey.
Remaining such trains will culminate the journeys tomorrow in Guwahati.
However, freight rail services would continue to bring in all essential commodities to the state.
Food and Civil Supplies department would extend support to NF Railway for providing trucks and labour for loading and unloading commodities.
The Assam transport minister directed the health officials to stamp all passengers arriving at airports and railway stations for mandatory home-quarantine for two weeks, to avoid spread of the virus.