Principal Secretary, Home, Govt of Nagaland in his daily briefing has mentioned that a special train from Jaipur, Rajasthan has moved on May 26 with 370 stranded persons from Nagaland. This train is expected to reach Lumding, Assam on 28 May at 8:00 AM. Thereafter, the passengers will be ferried to Dimapur by Buses.
He mentioned, at the same time, due to the distress faced by many people of Nagaland stranded outside, the state government is also actively trying to arrange transportation to bring back its stranded citizens from various locations in India through the following modes of transportation (to be initiated before 1st June 2020)
– Special trains from Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Bangalore, Rajasthan
– Special bus from West Bengal, Uttarkhand, Punjab, Daman & Diu, Lucknow.
It is further informed that in the light of the above arrangements, all those who have already applied for the extended one time assistance and wish to return to Nagaland by Government arranged transportation, including buses, can cancel their applications on the I am Stranded portal by utilizing the withdrawal form.
The Principal secretary also informed that verification is in progress for availing the one time assistance of Rs. 10,000/-. The release of this assistance is likely to start from 1st June onwards.