Hundreds of migrant workers in cities of Delhi and Mumbai on Thursday flocked railway and bus stations to return to their villages, as a record surge in coronavirus cases sparked fears of another lockdown in the country.
In Mumbai, trains at the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus were seen packed with workers, many of whom said they were unsure when they will return, reported ANI. In Delhi, long queues were seen at Anand Vihar bus station as migrant workers waited for their turn to get a ticket back home, according to The Indian Express.
“As of now, there is a night curfew in place,” a worker leaving for Uttar Pradesh told ANI in Mumbai. “It is very likely that a lockdown will be put into place. To avoid chaos like the previous lockdown, we are travelling back to our native place. [We are] not sure when, whether we will come back here.”
On March 24 last year, India began a countrywide lockdown with just four-hours’ notice in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus….