Tag: migrants

NEW DELHI:  Migrant labourers, who during the previous coronavirus-induced lockdown, ran out of food, struggled to access healthcare and faced acute livelihood problems, are once again returning to their home states fearing that the weekly curfew may be converted into a lockdown as Covid surge continues. Fearing lockdown in the national capital, migrant labourer Hemant Maurya has already left for his home state. “Last time, I got stuck in the national capital with my family. Duration of lockdown was extended gradually and I faced a lot of hardship. That’s why when...