Manipur State Government on Saturday issued fresh Standard Operating Procedures for passengers returning to the state by Airlines. These Standard Operating Procedures will supersede the ones issued earlier.
The Latest Standard Operating Procedures are as follows.
For Passengers:
- Air Passengers arriving with e-pass shall be allowed to leave Airport in their own/hired vehicles to report to the centers designated by the DC of home district.
- All air passengers arriving Imphal should apply to the deputy commissioner of their home district for issue of e-pass by indicating their personal and flight details at least two days in advance.
- Deputy commissioner should notify and publicize the web portal, email addresses etc. where the applications can be submitted. The should also prescribe a format to indicate the details required and issue the e-pass well before their arrival and maintain proper record to monitor the arrivals, quarantine and testing.
- Passengers arriving without the e-pass shall however continue to be ferried by MST buses for reporting to the HRD Academy or any other center designated by DC (IW) for further dispersal to the districts.
For people coming by vehicle to drop or pick-up:
- Private vehicles including taxis are allowed to enter the Airport and park in the designated parking areas.
- Vehicles transporting passengers with pre-issued e-pass shall be allowed to leave with the passenger(s).
- Other vehicles bringing in security force personnel or construction materials are also allowed to enter but shall not park in the parking areas. Trucks shall not be parked inside Airport.
- All drivers/passengers should maintain social distancing and also park the vehicles with adequate gap between each other.
As on 19th September, Manipur stands at 1946 active cases of Covid-19 with a recovery rate of 77.06 per cent. 55 patients from the state have succumbed to the pandemic so far.
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