At least 60 students, who arrived from Karnataka on Wednesday afternoon complained about the lack of facilities at the quarantine centre in Srinagar stating that they didn’t even get masks let alone sanitizers.
Expressing resentment over the alleged failure of government in dealing with the flow of students returning from various parts of India, the students complained that the UT government didn’t provide them the food, masks and sanitizers despite tall claims. Talking to news agency, students said that on their arrival this afternoon around 12:00 PM no food was served to us till 06:30 PM leaving us to starve and carve for drop of water.
The students said that they left from Karnataka on May 10 early morning and all the arrangements including food and other measures were put in place which were worth appreciation. “One of our colleague Umer Ahmad coordinated with the local administration and police to prepare the list and volunteered the evacuation process,” the students told. “On our arrival to Jammu railway station busses arranged by union territory authorities ferried us to Srinagar and lodged us there where we found nothing other than the walls.
We didn’t even get masks, santizers and were not even provided with the food.” They said among the 60 students half are girls and all have been bundled in two halls without food and other facilities, we were not served food for over six hours since arrival but after 06:30 PM a cup of tea was served that didn’t meet the required amount of food. They also said that none among the 60 students is wearing a face mask and that they are vulnerable to get exposed to deadly pandemic—(KNO)
