Assam to open its borders with other northeast states

The Assam government will open its borders with other northeastern states from Sunday to allow stranded people to return to their homes, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. However, Assam residents stranded in Sikkim will not be allowed to enter the state as they will have to come through West Bengal, Sarma told reporters on Saturday. All people from Assam stranded in the six other northeastern states can return to their homes in their own vehicles, and no passes will be required for this purpose, Sarma said. The returnees will be screened at the borders and doctors will decide whether to home quarantine them or send them to hospitals, he added.