LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has said it would help people, who are stranded in UP due to lockdown, reach their native places if their governments allow them to return.There are about 22,000 people from other states who are currently stuck in Uttar Pradesh. About 7,000 of them are staying in shelter homes run by the revenue department.“There are about 20,000 people in shelter homes of whom 7,133 are from other states. Others are spread across the state, some working in factories while others living with relatives and friends. Most of them are from Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Some are from Jammu & Kashmir and Maharashtra,” a senior official said.Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has, however, said the lockdown should be strictly implemented, especially in those districts where there are 10 or more cases of Covid-19.“Lockdown means ‘total lockdown’. Ensure that it is implemented totally,” the CM said.There are 10 districts in UP where all positive cases have now tested negative and there are no new fresh cases as of now.The CM has said that such districts should not lower their guard and ensure that lockdown protocol is still maintained and random testing continues to ensure that no fresh cases come up.During a review of the lockdown on Wednesday, the CM said, “All those people who have been sent home from quarantine shelters and students who returned from Kota (Rajasthan), should be spoken to routinely through the CM Helpline 1076 and asked to remain in mandatory home quarantine for 14 days.”He said in coming days, he would personally speak to some of the students and ask about their wellbeing.Reviewing the situation of districts where there are 10 or more cases of Covid-19, the CM stressed on the need to intensify testing in the state. He said special attention should be given to districts like Aligarh, Saharanpur and Moradabad where Covid-19 cases were on the rise.He said testing labs should be set up in every divisional headquarters while medical technicians be trained to ensure that test results are given on time.The CM said people running community kitchens and those maintaining supply chain should also be tested for coronavirus infection.He said all employees of the secretariat attending office should be provided a bottle of sanitizer each.Meanwhile, principal secretary (agriculture) Devesh Chaturvedi said 77% harvesting has taken place in the state and more than 30 lakh quintals wheat has been purchased. Around 62% of this was purchased directly from farmers’ doorstep.