MUMBAI : For the past six weeks, Sangeeta Paul has been living in a company guesthouse in Ranchi. The consultant with an MNC had travelled from Delhi to the capital of Jharkhand for a few days of work but found herself stranded when the lockdown came into force on 25 March and all trains and flights were cancelled. “I was wrapping up a project and was all set to return home," says the 36-year-old from Delhi who lives with her husband and in-laws. “I miss having them around, the physical presence of people.
It’s lonely in a guesthouse." The home ministry recently issued a notice allowing interstate travel for some groups, including migrant workers, but it’s unlikely to be of help to those stranded on business trips in India or abroad.