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When the stringent lockdown for Covid-19 was finally eased in July, Md Sarif Nawaz from Bardhaman in West Bengal decided that he had had enough of staying home.
Trains were still not running and taking a flight to another state was avoidable. But just four hours away was an option he was more than happy to revisit — Jhargram, with its dense sal, segun and mahua forests, picturesque villages and wildlife.
The electrical engineer and a friend of his went to spend three days in a small resort with separate cottages for rooms. “This was the ideal set-up in a
