Traveling to Gujarat: No RT-PCR damaging report, over 700 motorists despatched again since April 1

Many highway commuters heading to Gujarat have been caught unaware concerning the want for having a damaging RT-PCR check report earlier than coming into the state. Since April 1, over 700 motorists touring from Maharashtra to Gujarat border at Talasari in Palghar have been turned away from the border by Gujarat Police.
The Gujarat authorities had final month determined that anybody coming into the state should carry a RT-PCR check report not older than 72 hours beginning April 1. Only these having a medical emergency, like most cancers sufferers in want of chemotherapy, victims of highway accidents and dealing with comparable issues, had been exempt from this rule.
However, unaware of the foundations, many motorists touring to Gujarat and Rajasthan, after touring lots of of kilometres until the border, had been turned away by the Gujarat Police.
A police officer on responsibility on the border mentioned on Thursday, “Motorists are trying all tricks in the book to persuade me to allow them to pass. I feel very bad to turn them away but we have no choice. Since morning, I have sent back over 200 motorists.”

Memichand Jahangid, a businessman from Rajasthan dealing in furnishings, mentioned: “We have to go to Rajashan for a religious function. So, we took the antigen test today morning. We did not undergo RT-PCR tests as it would take a day for the report to come and from Friday 8 pm, the weekend complete lockdown will begin in Maharashtra.”
“We have to be in Rajasthan on Sunday. I showed the police officer the RT-PCR test reports conducted seven days ago but he said the reports can’t be older than 72 hours. Nine of us have come all the way from Pune in two cars.”
Abhishek Khandelwal, who was returning to his house in Rajasthan after every week’s journey to Goa, mentioned: “I had no idea about this. I will have to stay back a couple of days to get tested now.”

The ones who’ve undegone RT-PCR assessments even have to attend in a bee line for hours because the studies of each traveller is being checked. The Gujarat authorities has erected momentary sheds on the border for officers from municipality, collector’s workplace and police for the aim.
Bus driver Hanif Khan, a resident of Rajasthan, mentioned: “Our bus is going to Jodhpur with 30 passengers. We have been waiting for 90 minutes. We had asked all passengers to get their test results but the verification process is taking time due to the long queue.”

A Gujarat authorities official mentioned, “At night, there is a lot of rush and the traffic increases. In the afternoon, motorists have to wait for less than 15 minutes but as the traffic increases, the waiting period increases too.”