Migrants Leave Delhi, Mumbai, Pune In Trains And Buses Amid Fear Of Lockdown As Covid-19 Cases Surge
Pune/New Delhi/Mumbai, 13 April 2021: Hundreds of migrant workers in Delhi, Pune and Mumbai are flocking to railway and bus stations to return to their villages, as a record surge in coronavirus cases sparked fears of another lockdown in India.
Railway Extends Running Period Of Many Special Trains From Mumbai And Pune
Amidst the growing cases of Corona, there is a call for a lockdown once again, and this makes the terrified workers want to reach their homes as soon as possible. This is the reason that there are queues at many railway stations in Maharashtra, while there is a huge crowd at Delhi’s bus stations.
Additional Special Trains From Pune To Lucknow And Gorakhpur
Corona has once again started to wreak havoc on the workers. Fearing the loss of employment, workers leave these cities and leave for their homes. In many places in Delhi, the labourers were seen carrying their belongings on their shoulders and going to the village with the children at the bus stands. The outbound trains in Mumbai and Pune have been overcrowded since last weekend amid talk of a complete lockdown in Maharashtra to curb the growing cases of Covid-19.
Some More Additional Special Trains From Pune To Danapur
A labourer going from Delhi to his village at the Anand Vihar bus station said, “The rapid increase in cases makes it clear that the lockdown will be imposed. That is why I am going home.”
Pune-Danapur-Pune Bi-Weekly Special Train’s Running Period Extended
On the other hand, a labourer returning from Maharashtra said, “Medical facilities are less for the people and vaccination is also slowing down. They have predicted a lockdown situation, so decided to return home for some time.”
Railway To Run A New Pune-Gorakhpur Special Train
However, the railway administration cited the summer season as a cause of congestion due to which a large number of people travel to their home places. Sources said that the Bihar-bound trains have been overcrowded since the state government imposed new restrictions on Covid-19 earlier this month, but the weekend saw more congestion.
Considering the increase in the cases of Covid-19, the Maharashtra government is speculating to consider a complete lockdown. An employee of the Central Railway stationed at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus said that there has been a significant increase in the number of passengers at the station in Mumbai for the last few days.
He said, “The trains have been very crowded for the last few days.”
Many new special trains from Pune to Lucknow, Danapur, Bhagalpur and Gorakhpur have been started, considering the heavy rush of passengers.
Railway Cancels Many Special trains
On Monday, 11491 newly infected cases of corona were reported in Delhi. 7665 patients were discharged in Delhi. 72 patients died due to corona. Accordingly, an average of 479 corona patients have been found in Delhi every hour and three patients per hour have died.
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In Maharashtra, 51,651 cases have been reported on Monday. There are less than 7 thousand corona cases in Mumbai. A day ago, more than 63 thousand active cases were found in Maharashtra.
