cleared skherkognoli kolhapur the decision of the karnataka government to allow only those private vehicle passengers who have covid19 negative reports to enter the state has caused chaos and anger at the checkpost set up along the maharashtrakarnataka border in kolhapur district on thursday agitated travellers questioned the decision to allow state transport buses transport buses and those travelling on twowheelers to proceed without any covid19 testing at the checkpost even those with covid19 negative reports had to undergo thermal checks before being allowed to gomeenakshi mangitaya 90 was looking to go back home in udipi karnataka after spending some time with relatives in nashik considering her age her relatives were driving her home she told toi they however were asked to return as they did not have any rtpcr negative report as travelling through public transport is not safe at my age my relatives were dropping me now after travelling for so far we cant go back to nashik nor can we proceed to udipi i have a medical certificate with me since the last two hours we are waiting here she saidthe health department workers from karnataka and police have set up a check post just a few metres ahead of the kognoli toll plaza about 25 km from kolhapur city vishwas patil 48 who was travelling from kolhapur to nipani karnataka with his family was asked to return in the absence of the covid negative report we were headed to a house warming ceremony at my sisters new home these authorities could have done our thermal screening and let us proceed its strange that buses public transport vehicles are allowed to ply but private vehicles are not being allowed he said the border check post was started from february 22 based on the karnataka government decision while even buses were banned for past three days the public transport from both sides resumed on thursday on wednesday solapur district guardian minister announced that vehicles will not be allowed into the district if the passengers did not have covid19 negative reports ashwini ingawle a health worker at the check post said she was aware of the hassle the new measures were causing but the government had taken the decision to curb the spread of the contagion we have been asked to check for the negative rtpcr reports of the commuters entering into the state from today morning the local buses plying from kolhapur to belagavi or between kagal and nipani cities are being allowed to ply to and fro after thermal screening transport vehicles and two wheelers are not checked or asked for screening she said kolhapur guardian minister satej patil told toi that unlike solapur which had imposed travel curbs on anyone coming from karnataka not having a covid19 negative report kolhapur cannot do the same kolhapur shares very close border with karnataka many people living in the kolhapur border areas have got their land in karnataka and vice versa an mla in kolhapur has his house in