In 10 days, 1.5 lakh entered Rajasthan through Dungarpur

JAIPUR: At least 1.5 lakh workers entered Dungarpur from Gujarat and Maharashtra walking on feet in the past 10 days.
Since two persons who travelled from Indore on a motorbike and entered into Rajasthan from Banswara and reached Dungarpur, have tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, the state government is on alert mode.
According to a district administration official, Dungarpur, the state government has decided to screen the people entering the state at the district to which they belong to.“Earlier, we were doing screening as they enter the state, but now it has been decided that the officials of the districts to which these migrants belong, they will also conduct their screening,” said a district administration official.
Initially, 25 teams of heath department were deployed at Ratanpur, which have screened thousands of people entering the state from Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh through Ratangarh in Dungarpur. The border had been ordered to be sealed yesterday, but following immense pressure, the border has been opened for migrant labourers on Saturday. However, the number of migrants has decreased significantly now. On Friday night, at least 2,000 people entered Dungarpur and crossed the border unscreened by sideways. Till afternoon, there were only 121 people who were screened. Currently, there are five doctors and eight nursing staff deployed at Ratanpur.
However, people are entering from Gujarat from Ratangarh block of Dungarpur. Officials said that there are also those who belong to Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and other such states and are covering the distance by walking. “We have provided buses to them, but they would not suffice,” said the official.
The district administration has taken measures to provide them food packets and water. However, these migrants can be seen resting in parks, footpaths and other public places in the night and they start walking when sun rises. Most of them continue to walk even in nights. “For the past 10 days, at least 15,000 to 20,000 such migrants entered Rajasthan from Dungarpur every day,” he said.