Covid crisis: Suspension of local trains cripples large workforce
Madan Sardar, 23, lives in Taldi, the second last station in the Sealdah-Canning suburban section. Till April, he was busy painting houses in Jadavpur and Baghajatin, working for a contractor. He got work five days a week and took home around Rs 500 every day. But the suspension of local trains has brought back haunting memories of last year’s lockdown. A monthly train ticket cost Sardar Rs 185. In the absence of trains, Sardar had to travel from Taldi to Baruipur in an auto, often two autos. From Baruipur, he would take a bus to Ruby. “I had to pay exorbitant fares for the auto rides. Ev...
Source: telegraphindia.com