29 students from Telangana have been provided shelter to stay by the Degloor tehsil authorities after the 21 days of lockdown was announced by the government to contain the spread of COVID-19.
These students are studying at two agricultural colleges in Maharashtra's Latur district.
When the lockdown was imposed, these students decided to return to their home in Telangana.
They walked for about 60 km and on March 30 reached Nanded, where the district administration counselled them.
CMO Maharashtra has tweeted about this.
They were given accommodation, provided with essentials & their safety was ensured by the District Collector along with health check ups.
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) April 5, 2020
To keep up their morale they are also engaged in regular exercises & Yoga as it is difficult for them to stay away from their families. pic.twitter.com/HimgyuA4Ew
The authorities also made arrangements for their stay for 14 days at an industrial training institute building in Degloor tehsil, located around 80 km from the district headquarters on the Maharashtra-Telangana border, tehsildar Arvind Bolange told PTI.
With the help of experts, they are learning yoga at the institute which is equipped with internet, television and other facilities, he said.
The tehsildar said, "The students are experiencing a camp-like life now.After getting up early in the morning, they practice yoga and have breakfast, lunch and dinner at prescribed timings. They are connected to the world through television and internet facilities available at the institute."
"The students were not ready to stop at any cost on March 30. Now, none of them says they want to go home. We have made all arrangements for these students. Degloor is on the border and some of our officials who speak Telugu are able to interact with the students," he informed.
While only three students out of the 29 can converse in Hindi, language has not posed a barrier and all of them are being provided necessary care and assistance, Mr Bolange said.
The country is in lockdown till April 14. So far, the COVID-19 has claimed over 100 lives in the country.
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