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As Delhi goes under lockdown, migrant workers scramble to leave national capital
Heavy traffic congestion was seen in several parts of the national capital, with passengers striving to reach their homes. The migrants had to wait for hours at the bus stop with no choice to maintain social distancing.
By ANI| Posted by Nikita Venkatesh | Published: 20th April 2021 10:23 am IST Visual from Anand Vihar bus station (photo-ANI)
New Delhi: As Delhi went into a six-day lockdown amid the deteriorating COVID-19 situation, hundreds of migrant workers thronged at the Anand Vihar Bus Terminal on Monday evening to board the buses for their native places.
Migrant workers
As soon as the Delhi lockdown was declared on Monday, migrant laborers began migrating again. Thousands of migrants arrived at the Anand Vihar bus terminal and Kaushambi bus stand to return home. Like last year, they do not have to walk hundreds of kilometers because they want to reach their village beforehand. The rising outbreak of the Coronavirus epidemic is scaring them that this time the lockdown may last for months and not just a week. People from states such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand no longer want to live in Delhi because they are afraid.
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New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): As Delhi went into a six-day lockdown amid the deteriorating COVID-19 situation, hundreds of migrant workers thronged at the Anand Vihar Bus Terminal on Monday evening to board the buses for their native places.
Heavy traffic congestion was seen in several parts of the national capital, with passengers striving to reach their homes. The migrants had to wait for hours at the bus stop with no choice to maintain social distancing.
Many were seen walking out of the bus station with heavy loads on their heads and shoulders.
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