Special arrangements have been made to facilitate the travel of migrant workers who want to go back to their home states. In May, 822 Shramik Special Trains have taken 11,86,212 migrant workers back to their home states. The information was shared by Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. He said, “We have sent more than 11 lakhs […]
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Migrant labour dies after walking 30km to catch Shramik special trains
The migrant labourer, who walked 30 km from Bhayandar to Vasai Railway Station, died outside the railway station before catching the ‘Shramik special trains’. A 45-year-old labourer identified as Harish Chandra Shankar Lal from Rajasthan fell unconscious before reaching the Vasai Road Railway Station and died. Harish was a carpenter by profession and was working […]
Father-son duo reach home by driving 1950 km autorickshaw from Bhayandar
Most migrant workers, daily wagers, autorickshaw drivers are empty pockets. Some are very desperate to meet their families as they have old parents to take care of. Whereas, some after waiting for two months, don’t want to waste time waiting for government help. Some are walking, some are loading in trucks like animals to reach […]
Walking migrant labour killed by speeding vehicle near Kashimira
A 40-year-old migrant labour was killed in a head-on collision with a vehicle near the flyover at Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway, near Kashimira in Mira Road. The labourer was on his way to Uttar Pradesh from Andheri through the way. The Centre government has decided to extend the lockout till May 17. Therefore, they are now after […]
Migrants queue half KM for medical certificate sans social distancing
Recently, the government has allowed migrant workers, students, tourists, homeless who are struck due to lockdown to return to their villages. However, it has been made mandatory for everyone to get a medical certificate to fill the form online. Aspirants have started flocking to hospitals and clinics to get these medical certificates. However, social distancing […]