Coronavirus lockdown: India grapples with migrant workers’ exodus
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown: India grapples with migrant workers’ exodus

Al Jazeera  

Thousands flee New Delhi as the 21-day lockdown effectively puts workers living off daily earnings out of work. A nationwide lockdown in India – the world’s largest – over the coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc on thousands of migrant workers in the capital, New Delhi. The workers started fleeing New Delhi after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the lockdown, which effectively put millions of Indians living off daily earnings out of work. Governments asked to act Authorities sent a fleet of buses to the outskirts of New Delhi on Saturday to meet an exodus of migrant workers desperately trying to reach their native villages. Delhi state’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Twitter that both Uttar Pradesh and Delhi governments have arranged buses for the stranded workers.

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A retelling of the Indian migrant worker’s plight
2 years ago

A retelling of the Indian migrant worker’s plight

The Hindu  

This year, International Migrants Day must be seen in the backdrop of unprecedented volatility that began in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data on migration According to the International Organization of Migration ’s World Migration Report 2022, there were 281 million international migrants globally in 2020, with nearly two-thirds being labour migrants. In the winter session of …

'Covid paap': PM Modi blasts Congress for pushing migrants into chaos during pandemic
2 years, 11 months ago

'Covid paap': PM Modi blasts Congress for pushing migrants into chaos during pandemic

India TV News  

Highlights PM accused Congress of triggering a migrant crisis during the initial days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked the opposition and accused the Congress party of causing a widespread coronavirus in the first wave of the pandemic. The PM accused Congress of triggering a migrant crisis during the initial days of the Covid-19 pandemic. …

As Covid Cases Surge in Delhi, Migrant Workers Fear Another Lockdown, Loss of Livelihood
3 years ago

As Covid Cases Surge in Delhi, Migrant Workers Fear Another Lockdown, Loss of Livelihood

News 18  

With a surge in coronavirus cases in Delhi and its neighbouring cities, migrant workers and daily wagers fear another round of lockdown could push them into a severe financial crisis from which they might never recover. “There is no lockdown in Delhi, and construction work will continue as usual; there is no reason for labourers and migrant workers to be …

Coronavirus A Catalyst, More People are Migrating to Metro Cities in Search for Better Healthcare
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus A Catalyst, More People are Migrating to Metro Cities in Search for Better Healthcare

News 18  

India is witnessing a silent migration as more and more people are opting for metro cities for better healthcare facilities. Even if the patient can’t afford costly treatment but has serious health problems, the family somehow manages finance and try to get admission in government hospitals in Delhi,” he added. Chinmay Tumbe, faculty member at IIM-Ahmedabad and the author of …

Over 800k migrants left Delhi after lockdown announced: Govt
3 years, 7 months ago

Over 800k migrants left Delhi after lockdown announced: Govt

Hindustan Times  

At least 800,000 migrant workers travelled from Delhi to their home states in the first four weeks of lockdown in the Capital, nearly half of them in the first week, a report by the Delhi government said, highlighting that buses and other arrangements were made for labourers to avoid a repeat of last year’s crisis. “The timely coordination with transport …

Migrant labourers suffer as states impose partial Covid lockdowns
3 years, 7 months ago

Migrant labourers suffer as states impose partial Covid lockdowns

India Today  

The partial and weekend lockdowns have resulted in yet another exodus of migrant labourers from the industrial areas of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. MIGRANT LABOURERS RETURN HOME Labourers who worked in fields and industries besides big construction sites and have started moving towards villages in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Jharkhand. PUNJAB INDUSTRIALISTS FEAR LOSSES AS LABOURERS LEAVE INDUSTRIAL HUBS Partial …

Unseen warriors of COVID: Hit by second wave, Mumbai's invisible migrant workforce waits to be prioritised for vaccination
3 years, 8 months ago

Unseen warriors of COVID: Hit by second wave, Mumbai's invisible migrant workforce waits to be prioritised for vaccination

Firstpost  

A majority of the migrant workers in Mumbai are unaware of the COVID-19 vaccination drive. Cannot afford transportation costs to leave the city Many of the migrant workers, in anticipation of a complete lockdown, left the city right when the state government announced the night curfews. Firstpost spoke to a few migrant workers, who work as helpers, registered under the …

COVID & Lockdown Affected Migrants- "Frame Scheme Providing Relief To Voiceless, Marginalized Sections Of Society": Delhi HC To Govt.
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID & Lockdown Affected Migrants- "Frame Scheme Providing Relief To Voiceless, Marginalized Sections Of Society": Delhi HC To Govt.

Live Law  

Dealing with a writ petition filed seeking registration of all migrant workers of Delhi under Section 10 of The Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008 and to provide free medicines and medical facilities to the migrant workers, the Delhi High Court on Monday issued significant direction to the Delhi Government.The Bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Asha Menon remarked,"In. Dealing …

‘London to Delhi’ cycle raises cash for India’s COVID crisis
3 years, 8 months ago

‘London to Delhi’ cycle raises cash for India’s COVID crisis

Associated Press  

LONDON — For British IT consultant Yogen Shah, India’s COVID-19 crisis is deeply personal. So Shah joined volunteers from one of Britain’s largest Hindu temples who set out to raise 500,000 pounds by racking up 7,600 kilometers on stationary bikes — roughly the distance from London to Delhi — in 48 hours. “I think every single person of Indian origin …

Viral load: The Hindu Editorial on COVID-19-induces lockdowns and saving lives and livelihoods
3 years, 8 months ago

Viral load: The Hindu Editorial on COVID-19-induces lockdowns and saving lives and livelihoods

The Hindu  

Hovering around 3.5 lakh daily infections, India’s current wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is still some distance from the peak. After months, Chennai came under a complete Sunday lockdown with increased restrictions during the week; Kerala had the whole weekend in shutdown. The learning from the first lockdown should not be that it is a political hot potato that is …

Narendra Modi says lockdown should be last resort, urges migrant workers to stay put and get vaccinated
3 years, 8 months ago

Narendra Modi says lockdown should be last resort, urges migrant workers to stay put and get vaccinated

Firstpost  

The address came just hours after his meeting with vaccine manufacturers, in which he urged them to continuously scale up their production capacity to inoculate all Indians in the shortest possible time Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an address to the nation on Tuesday, urged state governments to assure migrants workers to “remain where they are and get vaccinated”. “I …

Rahul Gandhi asks Modi to pay migrant workers as state-imposed lockdowns trigger exodus
3 years, 8 months ago

Rahul Gandhi asks Modi to pay migrant workers as state-imposed lockdowns trigger exodus

Op India  

India is witnessing a sharp spike in Covid-19 cases after months of declining numbers. Rahul Gandhi asks Modi government to clean Kejriwal and Uddhav Thackeray’s mess Basically, the migrant exodus in Delhi and Maharashtra began after Kejriwal and Uddhav Thackeray announced hurried lockdowns in their respective states and moreover because of the mismanagement of crisis by the state government. Interestingly, …

Déjà vu March 2020: Migrant Workers Rush Home after Delhi Goes Under Curfew
3 years, 8 months ago

Déjà vu March 2020: Migrant Workers Rush Home after Delhi Goes Under Curfew

News 18  

It was a grim deja vu of last year’s mass exodus of migrant workers from big cities to their homes in rural India soon after Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a week-long curfew in Delhi to control the spread of coronavirus. Thousands of migrant workers gathered at Anand Vihar ISBT here to catch a bus home, even though Kejirwal …

Modi warns of coronavirus ‘storm’ overwhelming India
3 years, 8 months ago

Modi warns of coronavirus ‘storm’ overwhelming India

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi says authorities are racing to boost oxygen supplies as Delhi authorities warn of impending shortage. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the country faces a coronavirus “storm” overwhelming its health system, as authorities in New Delhi said the Indian capital’s hospitals would start running out of medical oxygen by Wednesday. Modi said the federal government …

New Delhi goes into lockdown amid India’s explosive coronavirus surge
3 years, 8 months ago

New Delhi goes into lockdown amid India’s explosive coronavirus surge

LA Times  

India’s capital imposed a weeklong coronavirus lockdown Monday night amid an explosive surge in infections, which authorities said had pushed the city’s tottering healthcare system to its limit. “People keep arriving, in an almost collapsing situation,” said Dr. Suresh Kumar, who heads Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, one of New Delhi’s largest hospitals for treating COVID-19 patients. The city …

Lockdown in Delhi till April 26, health system may collapse with daily 25,000 Covid cases, says CM Kejriwal
3 years, 8 months ago

Lockdown in Delhi till April 26, health system may collapse with daily 25,000 Covid cases, says CM Kejriwal

India Today  

Delhi government will be enforcing lockdown in the city starting Monday night for a week till April 26 as it grapples with the massive surge in Covid-19 cases. Kejriwal said Delhi's health system is strained with the daily 25,000 cases that the city is witnessing now. After a meeting with Delhi L-G Anil Baijal, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Monday …

Day workers fill trains out of Mumbai as virus dries up jobs
3 years, 8 months ago

Day workers fill trains out of Mumbai as virus dries up jobs

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Migrant workers are swarming rail …

India’s migrants flee to their villages as covid-19 prompts new lockdown
3 years, 8 months ago

India’s migrants flee to their villages as covid-19 prompts new lockdown

Live Mint  

As Covid-19 roars back in India, migrant workers who had just started to resettle in the cities they left during last year’s outbreak are packing up to return to their villages again. “People are trying to get out because they’re worried the government will stop the trains again.” Lalit Singh, who works in a factory cutting tiles, got stuck in …

'Will have no option but to die': Migrants in Delhi fear another lockdown amid surge in Covid-19 cases
3 years, 8 months ago

'Will have no option but to die': Migrants in Delhi fear another lockdown amid surge in Covid-19 cases

India Today  

As India reported a rise in Covid-19 cases, it is the migrant workers who are yet again staring at an uncertain future with several states announcing fresh set of restrictions. Though Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ruled out the possibility of a lockdown stating that new restrictions will be implemented soon, many migrants in the city are living under the …

Migrant workers returning home from Mumbai in packed trains due to Covid-19 restrictions
3 years, 9 months ago

Migrant workers returning home from Mumbai in packed trains due to Covid-19 restrictions

India TV News  

Amid a massive spike in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, migrant workers have started returning to their native states fearing another complete lockdown that could be imposed by the government. News agency ANI reported that heavy rush is being seen at several Mumbai railway stations where migrants workers are making a beeling to catch trains for their hometown. A migrant worker …

Better to leave now: Migrant workers in Delhi, Mumbai head home amid fear of lockdown
3 years, 9 months ago

Better to leave now: Migrant workers in Delhi, Mumbai head home amid fear of lockdown

India Today  

As India witnesses a resurgence in Covid 19 cases, it is the migrant workers who are staring at an uncertain future with several states announcing night curfews and weekend lockdowns. In Delhi, many migrant workers were seen leaving for their home states from the Anand Vihar Bus Terminal. Besides Delhi, many migrant labourers in Mumbai were Several states including Maharashtra, …

Cities begin to see an exodus of migrant workers
3 years, 9 months ago

Cities begin to see an exodus of migrant workers

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : Hundreds of migrant workers are fleeing Indian cities as new restrictions in some states to contain the pandemic have stoked fears that they will be left jobless again. While the reverse migration from cities and industrial centres is still a trickle, companies fear another mass exodus, like the one last year, will trigger a shortage of workers …

Lockdown Not A Solution, No Possibility In Delhi: Health Minister Satyendar Jain
3 years, 9 months ago

Lockdown Not A Solution, No Possibility In Delhi: Health Minister Satyendar Jain

ABP News  

After months of improvement in the Coronavirus situation, the country is witnessing a second wave of deadly Covid-19. Moreover, taking note of upcoming festivals and anticipating that public functions may further spread the deadly virus causing major set back to the slight gain made in suppressing the chain in the past few months, some states have resorted to another lockdown …

Covid-19 migrant crisis: How they returned
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 migrant crisis: How they returned

Hindustan Times  

Millions of labourers spilled out of India’s cities in a desperate attempt to reach home during the lockdown. Their plight holds important takeaways for the country’s policymakers and development strategists A migrant labourer gets emotional while talking to a relative over his mobile phone at Nizamuddin Bridge, May 11, 2020. WALKING OR CYCLING Roughly a week after the lockdown was …

Migrant workers face debt, job loss and separation from families
3 years, 9 months ago

Migrant workers face debt, job loss and separation from families

The Hindu  

Construction sites, industrial clusters, markets and homes in the National Capital Region are abuzz with activity, but for the migrant workers who make a living in these spaces, life is far from normal a year after the country was locked down to curb the spread of COVID-19 in March 2020. Alsio read:Coronavirus lockdown | Migrant workers should not be prosecuted, …

2020 Recap: How India survived COVID-19 pandemic - a series of lockdowns, unlocks
4 years ago

2020 Recap: How India survived COVID-19 pandemic - a series of lockdowns, unlocks

India TV News  

The year 2020 began with the fight against coronavirus, and it came with one of the most impactful changes in all our lives - the lockdown. On April 14, Prime Minister Modi announced the extension of nationwide lockdown till May 3 Phase 2 Commonly referred to as Lockdown 2.0, this period came in with a conditional relaxation promised after April …

Migrant worker cases drive Thai coronavirus total past 5,000
4 years ago

Migrant worker cases drive Thai coronavirus total past 5,000

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thailan ’s total number of …

SC to Hear Plea Seeking Removal of Farmers Protesting at Delhi Borders on December 16
4 years ago

SC to Hear Plea Seeking Removal of Farmers Protesting at Delhi Borders on December 16

News 18  

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on December 16 a plea seeking a direction to authorities to immediately remove the farmers who are protesting at several border points of Delhi against three new farm laws, saying commuters are facing hardships due to the road blockades and the gatherings might lead to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. …

Plea in SC Seeks Removal of Farmers Protesting at Delhi Borders, Cites Lapses in Ambulance Service, Covid-19
4 years, 1 month ago

Plea in SC Seeks Removal of Farmers Protesting at Delhi Borders, Cites Lapses in Ambulance Service, Covid-19

News 18  

A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday seeking direction to the authorities to immediately remove farmers, who are protesting at several Delhi border points against the new farm laws, saying commuters are facing hardships due to the road blockades and the gatherings might lead to increase in COVID-19 cases. The plea has sought the apex court directions …

Covid-19: Centre, Delhi huddle as third wave gets steeper
4 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19: Centre, Delhi huddle as third wave gets steeper

Hindustan Times  

Delhi broke its record for the highest number of Covid-19 cases to be added on a weekend, data released on Monday showed, as alarm grows over the scale of the outbreak in the Capital, forcing top officials from the Union and the Delhi governments to meet on Monday and discuss a recalibration of testing, treating and surveillance strategies. In a …

Construction workers hesistant to return to Delhi, fear another sudden lockdown and arduous journey back home
4 years, 3 months ago

Construction workers hesistant to return to Delhi, fear another sudden lockdown and arduous journey back home

Firstpost  

Though there is some construction activity at developmental projects abandoned after the lockdown, contractors say the guidelines about reduced workforce and social distancing has halted most activity Punkaj Bajaj, who retired as CEO and MD of Steel Authority of India’s Durgapur Steel Plant, thought he had all the time to finish the renovation work of his two bedroom apartment ahead …

Over 1 crore migrant labourers return to home states on foot during Mar-Jun: Govt
4 years, 3 months ago

Over 1 crore migrant labourers return to home states on foot during Mar-Jun: Govt

The Hindu  

More than one crore migrant labourers returned to their home states on foot during March-June 2020, including those who travelled during the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdown, the government said on Tuesday. As per the data compiled by Ministry of Labour and Employment, more than 1.06 crore migrant workers, including those who travelled on foot during the lockdown, returned to their home …

Over 1 crore migrant labourers walked home during March to June lockdown, Centre tells Lok Sabha
4 years, 3 months ago

Over 1 crore migrant labourers walked home during March to June lockdown, Centre tells Lok Sabha

Firstpost  

The Centre said that while over 81.000 accidents with 29,000 fatalities occurred during that period, it had no data on migrant labours who may have succumbed on the roads More than one crore migrant labourers returned to their home states on foot during March-June 2020, including those who travelled during the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdown, the government said on Tuesday. As …

Over 1 Crore Migrant Workers Walked to Their Home States During Lockdown till June: Govt Informs Parl
4 years, 3 months ago

Over 1 Crore Migrant Workers Walked to Their Home States During Lockdown till June: Govt Informs Parl

News 18  

More than one crore migrant labourers returned to their home states on foot during March-June 2020, including those who travelled during the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdown, the government said on Tuesday. As per the data compiled by Ministry of Labour and Employment, more than 1.06 crore migrant workers, including those who travelled on foot during the lockdown, returned to their home …

Data on migrant worker deaths | Madras High Court judge questions Centre
4 years, 3 months ago

Data on migrant worker deaths | Madras High Court judge questions Centre

The Hindu  

Justice N. Kirubakaran of the Madras High Court on Friday wondered how the Centre can tell the Parliament that it had no data on migrant workers who lost lives and jobs during the lockdown to fight COVID-19 when their deaths on railway tracks and travel inside concrete mixer trucks had been widely reported in the media. The judge raised the …

Fake news on lockdown duration triggered large scale migration: MHA
4 years, 3 months ago

Fake news on lockdown duration triggered large scale migration: MHA

India Today  

The Union home ministry on Tuesday told Parliament that migration of a large number of migrant workers during lockdown was triggered by panic created by fake news. In his reply, Reddy stated, “The migration of a large number of migrant workers was triggered by panic created by fake news regarding the duration of lockdown. However, the central government was fully …

Centre, in Parliament's Monsoon Session, says no data available on death of migrant workers during lockdown
4 years, 3 months ago

Centre, in Parliament's Monsoon Session, says no data available on death of migrant workers during lockdown

Firstpost  

Responding to a question, Union minister Santosh Gangwar said the Central government has taken numerous measures to provide migrant labourers with financial assistance, food packages and other benefits New Delhi: The government does not have data regarding the number of migrants who died or were injured during migration to their native places due to the lockdown, Union minister Santosh Gangwar …

Centre Says No Data Kept on Migrant Deaths During Lockdown, No Question of Giving Compensation
4 years, 3 months ago

Centre Says No Data Kept on Migrant Deaths During Lockdown, No Question of Giving Compensation

News 18  

No data has been maintained by the government on the number of migrant deaths that occurred due to restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 lockdown initiated on March 25, the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment informed the Parliament during the Monsoon Session on Monday. “India, as a nation, has responded through the Central and state governments, local bodies, self-help groups, …

No data on deaths, job losses among migrant workers during lockdown: Government
4 years, 3 months ago

No data on deaths, job losses among migrant workers during lockdown: Government

India Today  

The Government of India on Monday told Parliament that there is no data available on the deaths and job losses among migrant workers due to the imposition of lockdown during coronavirus pandemic. When asked if the government failed to assess problems faced by migrant labourers during the lockdown, it said, "India, as a nation, has responded through the central government, …

Coronavirus | What travel on the Delhi Metro will look like for commuters
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus | What travel on the Delhi Metro will look like for commuters

The Hindu  

Sitting on alternate seats, mandatory usage of smart cards instead of tokens, restricted access for entering and exiting stations are some of the new changes commuters travelling on the Delhi Metro will have to adapt to. Once inside the respective stations, commuters will have to follow the signs and marks which have been made across platforms indicating social distancing measures. …

India's migrant workers would 'rather starve' than face humiliation of return to cities after coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 4 months ago

India's migrant workers would 'rather starve' than face humiliation of return to cities after coronavirus lockdown

ABC  

Rampukar Pandit has declared he will never return to the city where he worked as a migrant worker. Amid the flood of images showing the plight of migrant workers during India's coronavirus lockdown, a photograph of the 38-year-old breaking down in tears on the side of the road went viral. India's sudden lockdown meant migrant workers and their families were …

Despite Facing Hardships, Survey Shows Rural India Satisfied with Govt's Handling of Covid-19 Crisis
4 years, 5 months ago

Despite Facing Hardships, Survey Shows Rural India Satisfied with Govt's Handling of Covid-19 Crisis

News 18  

Despite suffering from severe distress caused by the Covid-19 induced lockdown, more than 74% people in rural areas across 23 states have expressed satisfaction with the handling of the crisis by the Union government, a survey conducted by Gaon Connection and Centre for the Study of Developing Societies has found. “We wanted to measure the extent of hardships people faced …

Coronavirus in India: Shops shut, transport off roads as lockdown enforced in West Bengal
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus in India: Shops shut, transport off roads as lockdown enforced in West Bengal

India Today  

Life came to a near standstill across West Bengal on Thursday as the state was put under a complete lockdown to break the chain of rapidly rising COVID-19 cases. All shops were shut and all modes of transport went off the road as part of the state government's plan to clamp restrictions two days a week. The death toll in …

Six Ex-Civil Servants Move SC Seeking Inquiry By Judicial Commission Into Centre's "Gross Mismanagement" Of COVID-19 & Lockdown [Read Petition]
4 years, 5 months ago

Six Ex-Civil Servants Move SC Seeking Inquiry By Judicial Commission Into Centre's "Gross Mismanagement" Of COVID-19 & Lockdown [Read Petition]

Live Law  

Six retired bureaucrats have moved the Supreme Court through Advocate Prashant Bhushan, seeking an independent inquiry by a Commission appointed under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952, into the Central Government's "gross mismanagement" of the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Filed by retired bureaucrats KP Fabian, MG Devasahayam, Meena Gupta, Somasundar Burra, Amit Bhaduri, and Madhu Bhaduri, the plea conveys that …

Migrants denied entry in Bengal village, living in forest
4 years, 5 months ago

Migrants denied entry in Bengal village, living in forest

India TV News  

As many as 13 migrant workers who came to their native village in West Bengal's Bankura district were denied entry at the quarantine centre by the locals. As a result, the workers had to set up a tent accommodation at a nearby Beraban forest area and lived together in a single tent there, without adequate food, drinking water and basic …

After turning their backs during lockdown, cities now want migrant workers back
4 years, 6 months ago

After turning their backs during lockdown, cities now want migrant workers back

The Hindu  

Until the novel coronavirus outbreak and the consequent lockdown imposed by the government to curb its spread, migrant workers lived hidden from the public gaze in the Garden City of India. Can’t we just go back to our own home?” On May 6, the Karnataka government decided to cancel all the Shramik special trains that it had scheduled to take …

Why Delhi's coronavirus spread has left other states alarmed
4 years, 6 months ago

Why Delhi's coronavirus spread has left other states alarmed

India Today  

When I got a call from a colleague in Lucknow on Thursday, I was a bit surprised with the first question I was asked, “What is the condition of Delhi?” Among people living in Delhi and Noida, one impression is very common these days and it is that everything is not OK. The UP government said, “Population size of Delhi …

Coronavirus: 67 lakh migrants returned to 6 states till May end
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus: 67 lakh migrants returned to 6 states till May end

India Today  

At least 67 lakh migrants have returned to 116 districts across six states, since the cycle of reverse migration began in the wake of the lockdown imposed across India since March 25. Of the total 116 districts, migrants have returned to 32 districts in Bihar, 31 in Uttar Pradesh, 24 in Madhya Pradesh, 22 in Rajasthan, 4 in Odisha and …

Migrating out of the big cities may cause more pain
4 years, 7 months ago

Migrating out of the big cities may cause more pain

Live Mint  

Millions of migrant workers journeyed home in the midst of a lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. A shock such as covid-19 can put migrant workers in a vulnerable situation, in which reverse migration might seem to be the most logical coping mechanism available to them. Rural India’s overburdened and agriculture-dependent economy with an underemployed working population …

Reserve Delhi’s hospitals only for residents, suggests panel
4 years, 7 months ago

Reserve Delhi’s hospitals only for residents, suggests panel

The Hindu  

A five-member committee formed by the Delhi government has suggested in its report that the State’s health infrastructure should be used only for its residents, sources said. “The report said that if people from outside are allowed to use hospitals, then we will reach 100% bed capacity in three days,” a source in the Delhi government said. Closed borders On …

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