At least eight persons, including teachers and students, from five states who are stranded in Mizoram due to the nationwide lockdown, on Tuesday sought governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai’s assistance to facilitate their return, Raj Bhavan sources said.

They added that the teachers and students from Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Kerala called on the Mizoram governor and apprised him of their problems.

They told Pillai that they were stranded in Mizoram due to cancellation and postponement of flights and some of them were running out of cash.

They urged the governor to facilitate their return to their respective states at the earliest, the sources said.

Pillai assured them of all possible help and told them that they should wait for a few days as some airports were yet to open.

He said the whole world and every person, no matter rich or poor, are equally affected by the outbreak of Covid-19.

“We have to make a collective effort to overcome this crisis,” the governor said. “The Raj Bhavan in Mizoram is open to those who need shelter and assistance. It could be contacted over phone by the needy at any time.”

The governor has provided shelter to four stranded persons, who could not pay their hotel bills, at the Raj Bhavan since Monday.

Raj Bhavan is providing food to students lodged at the IIMC Hostel at Ramrikawna in Aizawl everyday.