More than a month and half of being stranded in the Colombo district, 1600 persons from various parts of the country were dispatched to their homes under a government program today.
Those who were home bound included factory and construction sector workers, domestic aides and others who had come to Colombo on work but were stranded due to the ban on travel between districts which came into effect from 20 March as part of the anti COVID-19 measures.
The repatriation program was undertaken by the health authorities, Police and the Sri Lanka Transport Board .
All those leaving for their villages were subject to temperature checks before their departure and a maximum of 40 passengers were taken in each of the 46 buses that were allocated to take them home.
