Ranchi: A special train carrying students from Kota of Rajasthan arrived at the Hatia railway station on Saturday evening.
The train carrying nearly 1400 students reached at the railway station around 7 pm. However in wake of the arrival of the train the district administration had made elaborate arrangements at the railway station.
Apart from security arrangements buses had been also kept at the station to take the students to their respective districts. Ranchi DC Rai Mahimpat Rey along with SSP Anish Gupta were also present at the station when the train arrived.
As per the pre-decided procedure students from one bogie at a time came out by maintaining social distancing. Apart from their screening they were also given food packets, masks and Roses at the railway station after which they were taken to the bus allotted to the respective districts and made to be seated accordingly.
The train also carried nearly 300 students of Ranchi district. The administration had completely prohibited the parents to come at the railway station to pick up their children as the authorities had made clear that they would be ensuring that each and every child reaches their home properly.
The children of Ranchi were first taken to Paras Hospital for health check-up after which stamp of home quarantine was put on them. The administration has also put stickers of quarantine home outside the houses of the children who have come back from Kota.
On Sunday another train will reach Dhanbad from Kota. A total of 2833 students of Jharkhand were trapped in Kota of Rajasthan due to lockdown in the wake of Coronavirus.