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At least 300 workers who were stranded along the Sahajpur-Bogatan road as a result of lockdown imposed by the government have been rescued on Friday. Federal lawmaker Prem Bahadur Ale initiated the rescue through the Home Ministry, lawmaker Ale's personal secretary Hemanta Regmi said. “All the rescued workers have been safely sent to their homes,” he said.
Meanwhile, a report from Baitadi stated that the 186 people who were stranded due to the lockdown for four days at the Indian border town of Jhulaghat have also been rescued. They had come to Jhulaghat from various places in India on their way home in Baitadi, Bajhang and Dadeldhura districts of western Nepal but were stuck there because the borders were sealed.
They were rescued on Friday night, chief of the District Health Office Baitadi, Yogesh Prasad Bhatta, said. He said they have been handed over to the local levels concerned for keeping them in quarantine. The District Administration Office Baitadi had taken special initiatives for their rescue after this news was covered by the media including this website.
