Accordingly travel in and out of chennai has become a matter of concern yet again with the state government announcing a complete lockdown in Tamilnadu's capital from june 19 to june 30. The AIADMK government in its latest order has categorically stated that e-passes will be provided for those people requesting to travel out of chennai (inter-state and inter-district) only for emergencies and unavoidable events. This includes weddings, deaths and medical emergencies.
Since the fourth lockdown, several relaxations have come into play in terms of travel, allowing residents to easily move to other states and to travel to other districts in the state. On May 25, flight services resumed from tamil Nadu's capital to other states. According to the latest government order, "E-passes will be provided for those people requesting to travel out of chennai only for events like weddings, deaths and medical emergencies." The chennai airport confirmed that 12-day lockdown would not disrupt flight operations during the period.
However, for those coming to chennai, Chengalpattu, kanchipuram and Tiruvallur from outside the state through air, trains and ships, the present norms will continue to remain applicable.Those arriving in tamilnadu by air and train should have the mandatory e-pass, according to current norms. All passengers are tested for COVID-19 and then they are quarantined in government run institutions till their results come. If their test returns positive they are moved to hospital, if not they can go home but have to quarantine themselves for 14 days. Those coming from hotspot states maharashtra, gujarat and delhi and those coming from other countries will have to compulsorily be under institutional quarantine for 7 days. The tamilnadu government on monday declared that chennai, and parts of Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram and Thiruvallur districts will go under complete lockdown from june 19 to june 30.
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