The migrant workers were not permitted to enter Andhra Pradesh due to the lockdown and the guidelines of the Union as well state government.
Bengaluru| Joint Quarantine operation was carried out by the Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka governments in order to help 1334 migrant labourers from various district of Andhra Pradesh ( District wise list pasted below)
Upon receiving information that 1334 migrant labourers from AP , after obtaining passes from the Deputy Director of Fisheries in Mangalore were headed towards the Nangili Toll Plaza ( Kolar district) to cross over to AP , Chittoor Collector , SP and Sub Collector rushed to the spot to co-ordinate with their counterparts from Kolar ( Karnataka).
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The migrant workers were not permitted to enter AP due to the lockdown and the guidelines of the Union as well state government.
Instead, both the government decided to initiate a Joint Quarantine operation in Kolar in order to take care of their stay for the time being while taking precautionary measures to ensure none of them are Covid-19 carriers .
Certain concern with respect to availability of doctors and facilities were raised by the Kolar administration. The AP government has ensured that all those concerns are addressed and necessary logistical support is provided.
This included :
– Food that was needed immediately in the form of snack, dinner apart from drinking water.
– Transport facility to take all the 1334 labourers to the designated quarantine area in the Kolar district
– A medical team for medical examination which consisted of 12 doctors, 22 supervisors and ANMs.
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