Mumbai, April 9,2021: Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, trains at Mumbai’s Lokmanya Tilak Terminus were seen packed with migrant workers as they feared an impending lockdown.
Speaking to ANI, a migrant worker who was travelling in an Uttar Pradesh bound train said, “This train will go to Gorakhpur. We’re leaving the city because COVID-19 cases are rising here.”
Taking cognisance of the emerging situation, Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam talked to the officials and asked the authorities to allay the fear of the migrants and monitor the COVID-19 situation. He said to the reporters, “Many of them fear that a lockdown will be imposed in the state due to rising COVID cases. However, our state government has no such plans. We do not want businesses or small businessmen to incur losses.”
Due to a sharp rise in COVID cases, Mumbai’s BMC on Thursday imposed a weekend lockdown in the city until further orders.
With 1,26,789 new cases in the last 24 hours, India’s active caseload reached 9,10,319 on Thursday.
Migrant labourers leave Mumbai in packed trains fearing lockdown
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