Mangaluru: As many as 178 passengers arrived in the coastal city from Dubai as the second flight under the Vande Bharat Mission landed at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) at 7.55am on Monday.
Among 178 passengers, there were 99 male, 67 female, 11 children and one infant.
Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh said that all the necessary arrangements had been made to ensure that the passengers were not inconvenienced in any way.
“All of them have been provided with health kits, sufficient food, sim cards, etc. We have also set up facilities at the airport where they can exchange foreign currency. The emigration process was conducted only after each passenger was subjected to screening by health department personnel at the airport. We will have their throat swabs tested for Covid-19 on Tuesday,” Sindhu said.
Personnel attired in personal protective equipment gear shifted the passengers’ luggage, while buses had been arranged for transporting them to quarantine facilities, Sindhu added.
Probationary IAS officer Rahul Shinde, additional deputy commissioner MJ Roopa, district health officer Dr Ramachandra Bairy and MIA director VV Rao were among those who received the returning Indians along with the DC at the airport.
Public, including friends and relatives of the passengers, were barred entry to the airport.
Rooms in as many as 10 hotels have been reserved to quarantine passengers flying in to Mangaluru from the Gulf. The rooms are priced between Rs 1,000 and Rs 5,400. Meanwhile, those unable to afford rent will be accommodated at government hostels.
Mangaluru, May 18: The second repatriation flight to the coastal Karnataka from Dubai landed at Mangaluru International Airport at 7.45 pm. today.Mangaluru: As many as 178 passengers arrived in the coastal city from Dubai as the second flight under the Vande Bharat Mission landed at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) at 7.55am on Monday.
Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh said that all the necessary arrangements had been made to ensure that the passengers were not inconvenienced in any way.
“All of them have been provided with health kits, sufficient food, sim cards, etc. We have also set up facilities at the airport where they can exchange foreign currency. The emigration process was conducted only after each passenger was subjected to screening by health department personnel at the airport. We will have their throat swabs tested for Covid-19 on Tuesday,” Sindhu said.
Personnel attired in personal protective equipment gear shifted the passengers’ luggage, while buses had been arranged for transporting them to quarantine facilities, Sindhu added.
Probationary IAS officer Rahul Shinde, additional deputy commissioner MJ Roopa, district health officer Dr Ramachandra Bairy and MIA director VV Rao were among those who received the returning Indians along with the DC at the airport.
Public, including friends and relatives of the passengers, were barred entry to the airport.
Rooms in as many as 10 hotels have been reserved to quarantine passengers flying in to Mangaluru from the Gulf. The rooms are priced between Rs 1,000 and Rs 5,400. Meanwhile, those unable to afford rent will be accommodated at government hostels.
The leaders of the Hindu outfit claim to have been observing this day as 'Black Day' for the past 69 years to put forward their demand for declaring India as a "Hindu rashtra" and protest against the constitution that declares India a secular country.
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Where is Arnab. cheddi??????
here times now go swamy will not bark... they are anti nationals... no media care about their anti national stand, no arrest.... because they are rss desh bhakths.
if it was a muslim organization , entire media start to bark \ anti nationals, pakistani supporters., terrorists etc. etc."
What will be the scenario of any Muslim involved on this,
This is a pure sedition.
This country will be never forcefully made any of these :
a) Hindu Rashtra, b) Muslim Rashtra c)Christian or any other Rashtra.
Watch / Monitor carefully, which population is growing.
On one day people may declare VOLUNTARILY as 1 particular Rashtra.
That will be their unanimously chosen favorite RASHTRA.
That will be the most peaceful Nation. That day will soon come, pray and wait for that.
What about these anti nationals.....no sangheez can comment....?
Not even one minority person in India is left without celebrating our independence day except these terrorists....
Need to file case against them drop them in jail,
let them move to nepal or moon...
The Real Problem of India. They have to be deported to Nepal or Mayanmar. Non sense goons
Let them go to hell.......!!!!
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