The Chhattisgarh government  on Tuesday, made it mandatory for  passengers arriving at the Swami Vivekananda airport, at  Mana in  Raipur, to furnish details of their recent        foreign visits.

The Airport Authority of India officials, Central Industrial Security Force personnel and the state government health department officials present at the airport will assist the passengers in filing in their travel details, an official directive said.

State health department official at the airport, will decide whether a passenger has to be kept in isolation or not, in accordance to the advisories and parameters issued by the Centre to check the spread of Covid-19 outbreak into the country.

On Tuesday, the passengers arriving at the Swami Vivekananda airport started complying  with the directive, airport officials said.

The airport authorities have provided more than five new counters  with more than 20 chairs on each floor to facilitate passengers.

Meanwhile, Airport Director Rakesh Sahai stated that

The travel advisory mandates compulsory quarantine for 14 days for passengers arriving from or who are on transit from the UAE, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait, said airport director Rakesh Sahai.

“The advisory be effective from 1200 GMT on March 18, 2020 from the port of first departure,” he said.

Passengers travelling from  member countries of the European Union, the European Free Trade Association, Turkey and the United Kingdom to India are banned with effect from March 18., he said.

“No airline shall allow passengers from these countries to board the aircraft bound for India with effect from March 18 from 1200 hours GMT.