https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthers‘We must have the new Parliament building done by August 2022. All those people who are involved in the making of this project are confident it will happen in specified time,’ says Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersBJP national president J.P. Nadda will embark on a 120-day nationwide ‘Pravas Karyakram’ to firm up the party on the organisational level with an eye on the upcoming Assembly and 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The focus will be on those regions where the p...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersDelhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport has been awarded the second safest airports in the world amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In the “Safe Travel Barometer”, Delhi Airport has scored 4.6 on the scale of 5, after Singapore’s Changi Airport, whic...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president J.P. Nadda started his first election campaign address from Gaya in poll-bound Bihar. He applauded the JD(U)-BJP government›s work to bring progressive change in different sectors including health an...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersSushant Singh Rajput’s family lawyer Vikas Singh has written a letter to CBI director to constitute a new forensic team to investigate the death of Sushant Singh Rajput.  Vikas Singh, in a press conference on Wednesday, made a sensational rev...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersIndia reported a sharp drop in new Covid-19 cases recorded in the last 24 hours, with the Health Ministry data shows 61,267 fresh cases of coronavirus. With this, the total Covid cases in India have crossed 66.85 lakh with total deaths at 1,03,569...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersAfter six months of closure due to Covid-19, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) is set to commence flight operations at Terminal 2 from October 1, with a safe environment for passengers flying out of the Indira Gandhi International Airport...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersIndia’s national carrier, Air India, is all set to start its ‘Flights to Nowhere’ service, which will take off and land at the same airport taking passengers on a picturesque journey.  Air India sources told The Daily Guardian that these flig...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersDubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) has lifted the suspension on Air India Express flights to Dubai hours after it was suspended till 2 October for flying Covid-19 infected passengers. Air India Express in a tweet said, “Attention passengers fro...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersDelhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) launched India’s first ever General Aviation Terminal facility for private jets today at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA). This terminal has been prepared specifically for business jets and ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersThe aviation industry has faced huge losses in the period between April and June 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, said Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. As per the minister’s rep...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersThe Rajya Sabha has passed the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020 with a voice vote on Tuesday. This Bill had already been passed in Lok Sabha earlier this year in March. It will provide the statutory status to DGCA (Director General of Civil Aviatio...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersDelhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport has set up a Covid-19 testing facility at the Terminal 3 of the airport to conduct Covid tests of international passengers who will be landing in the city. The facility is expected to start from mid-Sept...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersAdani Group has been ranked number one global solar power generation asset owner in terms of operating solar projects by Mercom Capital. Adani’s renewable energy portfolio exceeds the total capacity installed by the entire United States solar indu...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersAs per a government notification, the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which is set to commence from 14 September, will not have Question Hour and private members’ bills, due to Covid-19. However, other proceedings and Zero Hour will remain as norma...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersThe 6th phase of Indian government’s largest repatriation exercise Vande Bharat Mission will begin from today. The phase which would run till 24 Octoberwould see operations of additional flights connecting several unserved destinations. Based on a...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersFor the first time post lockdown, the Indian government has allowed in-flight meals on both domestic and international flights. Which means that airlines can resume the meal service. Passengers on international flights will now be served hot meals...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersDuring coronavirus pandemic in the country, the national carrier Air India has issued an order for a new dress code for employees in all Air India offices and has also warned against strict action if not followed. Air India has asked its employees...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersAfter the Hong Kong government banned Air India’s flights till 31 August as 11 people tested positive with Covid-19 on arrival there from Delhi, the Indian government is now planning to make corona test mandatory for outbound international flyers ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersIndia’s Aviation watchdog, Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has started a special audit of Airlines in the country starting with cashstarved Air India and SpiceJet to ensure that the weak financial condition of the Airlines don’t have an...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersIn an exclusive interview with The Daily Guardian, Vikas Singh, lawyer of actor Sushant’s father K.K. Singh, said that the Supreme Court’s decision to transfer the actor’s suicide case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) would help them t...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersThe Delhi airport operator has proposed not to put international flyers arriving at the airport under mandatory institutional quarantine if they test negative after taking a Covid test at the airport only. This proposal is yet to be approved by th...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersThe Indian government has started the air bubble arrangement with the Maldives, making it sixth on the list of countries where Indians can travel now. The first flight to Maldives will start from 18 August.  The agreement between both the cou...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersNational carrier Air India has decided to stop flights to five international destinations in Europe due to a drop in passenger carriage resulting in loss of revenue. This decision came at a time when the pandemic is drastically hitting the aviatio...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersThe tourism and hospitality industry in India is anticipating a big hit this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH) projecting losses up to Rs 15 lakh crore. The estimated...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersThe Vande Bharat Mission (VBM) has managed to bring back over 2,70,000 people in India from 53 countries till Sunday. The colossal mission has seen the participation of Air India and other Indian private airlines. The Indian government has announc...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersThe government-owned Air India on Thursday formed a 4-member committee to identify redundant or surplus employees to be sent on compulsory leave without pay (LWP) for a period from six months up to five years. “ Air India has constituted a committ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersAmidst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, all international passengers arriving at the Delhi airport will have to undergo mandatory seven-day institutional quarantine at their own cost, followed by one-week of home quarantine. The AAI has now rolled o...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersThe national carrier Air India’s leave without pay (LWP) scheme, as part of its cost-cutting drive during Covid-19, has not gone down well with its employees’ body. Now the International Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) has written a letter to...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersLow-cost carrier IndiGo has launched a scheme that allows a passenger to book 2 seats to ensure additional safety amid the coronavirus pandemic. The charges for the extra seat will be effectively up to 25 per cent of the original booking cost. Thi...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersDelhi airport, which is one of the biggest airports in the country handled more than 20 million pieces of essential medical supplies in the last three months of the nation-wide lockdown (April to June). According to the Delhi International Airport...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersInternational operations will remain suspended in India till month-end but the special flight arrangements or ‘Air Bubble’ with countries like the US, France and Germany got a green signal from the government. Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersThe aviation industry of the Asia-Pacific region will be the hardest hit by Covid-19, with airlines of this region likely to lose $29 billion in 2020. This is more than a third of the $84.3 billion industry losses globally, as per the Internationa...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersAs international travel remains suspended in India and special flights between India and UAE have already been allowed to carry passengers on both ways, now India will soon start a “travel bubble” with the United States, France and Germany. This a...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/india-uae-stalemate-on-flights-ends/July 11, 2020, 6:17 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/flights-300x169.pngOthersThe two countries agree to allow each other’s airlines to bring passengers into their territory. https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersIn a first-of-its-kind initiative by an airline in India, SpiceJet has started a scheme of insurance cover for Covid-19 hospitalisation for its passengers. Any passenger travelling with SpiceJet can opt for the insurance cover ranging between Rs 5...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersThe Airports Authority of India (AAI) has asked Air India to fly only on cashand-carry mode in four airports for now, which includes Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Chennai and Kolkata airports due to nonpayment of dues for a long period. This means that ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersUnited Airlines of the United States has got the permission to operate three special flights on the Delhi-Newark route starting 10 July to fly those people who want to travel to America along the lines of India’s Vande Bharat Mission. The airline ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersIndia has begun Phase 4 of its massive repatriation exercise Vande Bharat Mission on Friday, with over 900 flights scheduled. Private airlines will play a major role with IndiGo and GoAir operating 498 flights. These numbers are likely to rise. Th...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersDelhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport has come with a first-of-its-kind arrangement in the country, where a QR-coded E-gate pass is being provided to enter the cargo terminals. It will ensure social distancing and minimise human contact and ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersDelhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport has witnessed new opportunities in international repatriation flights during Covid-19, as the country’s busiest airport was pleasantly surprised to see airlines from across the world flying to retrieve t...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersAs the coronavirus caseload in India exceeds the 5-lakh mark with over 3 lakh recoveries, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on Tuesday updated its earlier order and has allowed recovered patients to fly within three months of recovery instead ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersThe world’s largest reparations exercise, Vande Bharat Mission, is all set to start its fourth phase from 3 July, with national carrier Air India and its subsidiary operating 414 flights and private airlines operating 498 flights. The government s...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersVande Bharat Mission, India’s largest repatriation mission during the coronavirus pandemic to bring back stranded Indians home, has completed its 50 days on Friday. During this, the mission successfully brought back 140,000 Indians home since 7 Ma...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersIndia’s aviation regulator DGCA has asked airlines to formalise the standard operating procedures (SOP) for on board handling of unruly passengers amidst Covid-19 pandemic.  Aviation watchdog warned the airlines that due to the flight operati...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersAccusing India of resorting to unfair and discriminatory practices and violation of the aviation agreement between the two countries, the United States has decided to restrict India’s Vande Bharat Mission from 22 July 2020. After this decision, no...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersThe Airports Authority of India (AAI) has successfully completed trials of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B), which will be used in all aircrafts. This technology will allow an aircraft to automatically send its locati...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersAir travel has emerged as the safest mode of conveyance during the Covid-19 pandemic as only 0.03% of total domestic passengers who flew between 25 May and 15 June were found to be corona-positive, as per the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) data...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersDomestic flight operations in India resumed from 25 May but the air travel is not the same as before due to the Covid-19 pandemic. After resumption of air travel, the daily footfall at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport has reduced and pe...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/75th-year-of-independence-will-be-celebrated-in-new-parliament-in-2022-hardeep-singh-puri/January 7, 2021, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hardeep-Puri-1.jpgOthersIn addition to Mission Vande Bharat, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted permission to around 870 foreign chartered flights to fly in and out of India to help over 2 lakh stranded people reach their destinations during loc...