Others stranded in Manipur have also mentioned that, even though it'll take them around 13 hours to drive from Imphal city to Guwahati, they agree to reach in time for the evacuation flight if the government agrees on arranging one.
“If the government is not providing help because our numbers are small, there are others stuck in Kolkata, Siliguri and also in Sikkim, so if a connecting flight is arranged from Guwahati-Kolkata-Delhi, I believe the fight will be full,” said an Australian citizen stranded in Shillong who did not want to be identified.
Anup, from the United States currently stranded in Sikkim added, "When other nations began their repatriation efforts in India, there were no efforts put forward by the Indian Government in this part of India to facilitate easy transfer of passengers to the airport (for e.g. e-passes and safe passage letters took their own sweet time or were denied)."
Without any help so far and crossing 50 days since the lockdown began, the stresses and problems are only getting worse:
-Jobs are at stake. Some have already lost their jobs or had pay-cuts due to their long stay outside the country.
-For those who have lost their jobs, they are missing the opportunity to apply for another job to be able to pay their bills.
-Work-visas are expiring and without a re-entry visa, their future that they worked so hard for will be spoilt.
-Legal permanent residents are worried about exceeding their time limit of staying abroad and losing their status.
-Leases for their cars and houses are ending.
-There is risk to their homes from theft, weather and maintenance issues because of the extended period of stay.
-Medical appointments being missed.
-Children unable to attend online classes arranged by their schools abroad due to the time difference. It is hard to keep them awake at night in IST to be able to attend their classes.
-Long stay in hotels is putting a big hole in their pockets.