DEHRADUN, March 31 -- The Uttarakhand Government has permitted foreigners stranded in the state to go to Delhi by road. They would be allowed to go to Delhi only. An order permitting their travel to Delhi was today issued under the signature of Joint Secretary Omkar Singh. The letter is addressed to the district magistrates in the state and it says that the majority of foreigners stranded in the state wished to go back to their countries at the earliest but were unable to do so because of the lockdown.
The instructions given to the District Magistrates are, however, conditional. The foreigners would be permitted to travel to Delhi subject to pre-approval by the Ministry of External Affairs in each case. Hence, the DMs would be able to perm...