SHILLONG, June 29 -- The state government will continue to provide transportation arrangement to people stranded in different parts of the country till July 15. After chairing a review meeting on Monday, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said, "We have decided that transportation arrangements by the government will be provided till July 15 but it will be on payment basis."Earlier, the government was providing free transportation to stranded people. However, it later decided to provide the facility on a payment basis from June 11 to June 30.

Meanwhile, a total of 18,823 people stranded in the different parts of the country have returned to the state.

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