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Manoj Ahirwal law and His Mother Kalibai (center), desperately, to Go Home

return to advanced last week, hours after The Indian Prime Minister , Narendra Modi , to contain a Country -wide lockdown, the spread of the coronavirus, thousands of foreign workers gathered in the vicinity of a train station in Mumbai city.

There were rumors that the train services will restart, and the workers had gathered, defying the rules of social distancing, put yourself and others in danger.

they demanded that The Authorities organize to send the transport Back To their hometowns and villages, so they could be with their families. The Police , instead used to distribute sticks to you.

Around the same time, in the Western state of Gujarat, hundreds of Textile workers to The City , demanding passage staged a protest in Surat home.

And A Day later, There was outrage in the capital, Delhi, in which several hundred migrants were discovered living under a bridge along the Yamuna river. The River resembles a sewage channel, and The Bank is littered with trash.

The Men were unwashed and said that she had not eaten in Three Days , since the government shelter, she lived burned down was. You have now been moved to new shelters.

The incidents shone a spotlight on the plight of Millions of poor Indians, the Migration from the villages into the cities In Search of Livelihood - and, as the lockdown has left stranded, far from home, without work or money.

The Problem of migrant workers may not be very clear to India, but The Sheer volume - There are More Than 40 million migrant workers across the Country makes it difficult to provide relief to all.

Most of the move from the villages to work in cities as domestic helps, chauffeurs and gardeners, or as daily wagers at construction sites, buildings, shopping malls, overpasses and households or as street vendors.

One critic said, the mismanagement of the migrant crisis, and The Treatment of the poorest citizens during the pandemic, it could Shame India.

Textile workers protested in Surat city, demanding a passage to their homes in other parts of India

Whether you are living in temporary shelters, they sleep on pavements, or under flyovers, migrants are restless and waiting to be loosened up on the restrictions so that you can Go Home .

A few days back, I visited a shelter in the East of Delhi, is located in a school building, execution by the government of The City .

It is home of 380 migrants, and I spoke with dozens of men and women and the question you would all answer: "when can I Go Home ?"

Among them is Manoj Ahirwal, the in The Shelter with his relatives since may 29. March .

"The Police told us that she was going to help us, after coming home, but they instead brought us here. You tricked us," he says depressed.

The 25-year-old had arrived in Delhi from Simariya, his village, 650 km (400 miles) away, last month. The Winter harvest was a good one Coming Up , but There was still a month before harvest.

So he came to Delhi and joined His Mother Kalibai Ahirwal and 21 other relatives, on a Construction Site .

He came only for Three Days , when India first announced, the first 21-day lockdown on the 25th of March .

Several hundred migrants were rescued from under a bridge along the Yamuna river in Delhi

With a living grinding to a halt and the meager savings quickly running, they decided to return to her village.

not stopped, But sealed with the train and bus services, and state borders, that was really an option.

On March 28, it belongs to the government, the arrangement to transport the buses stranded on The State border and Anand Vihar bus station.

But then the buses had left, and There were thousands like you stranded still. In desperation, she decided to walk home.

"We have wheat 10kg (22lbs), flour, a few potatoes and tomatoes. We thought we'd stop by the roadside and every night cooking", Kalibai Ahirwal told me that if I met you at The Shelter .

this three-storey school -, iron baby beds mattresses have replaced rooms tables and benches in the class, and The Authorities are the provision of three cooked meals per day. There is milk for the children and occasionally fruit for pregnant women.

The Ahirwals say they are grateful for the facilities, but are desperate to leave.

Health official Neelam Chaudhary checked all The Migrants for fever harvest every morning in this Delhi government shelter

The wheat in your village is ready to be harvested and Manoj Ahirwal says his father and older brother who are Back Home , can not manage on their own.

"This is The Time we grow food for the whole year. The government will feed us for two-three months, but what will happen afterwards?", Kalibai Ahirwal asks.

Mr modes announced, the block is just under four hours in advance. The decision unleashed chaos, treat yourself to India is still difficult.

a few hours after its announcement, Millions of migrants began fleeing the cities, the main motorways, filled with men, women, and children, Laden with their belongings to try to walk home, sometimes hundreds of miles. Several people died in The Process .

authorities say The blocking is The Key to the rescue of people, but the lack of planning, the Country has made to the poorest and most vulnerable citizens hard.

begging In The Absence of the work, many migrant workers are now dependent on food handouts from governments or foundations, which reduces the survival of some.

rickshaw-puller Sarathi Sarkar, lives under a river bridge in Delhi, says that in The Absence of the work, he is dependent on food handouts for survival

And as I write this story, reports are Coming In about a 12-year-old girl who died after walking 150km from the southern state of Telangana to The State of Chhattisgarh in Central India . She was gone Three Days , when she died, 14km from home.

"This lockout is completely inhumane," lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan , who has to ask for a petition to the Supreme court, for that allows migrants to Return Home , said The Bbc .

"Those who tested negative for Covid-19 must not be forcibly kept in shelters or away from their families against their will. The government should allow for their safe travel to their home towns and villages and for the necessary carriage for the same," the petition.

If it goes through, it would help the Ahirwals and all The Others in the Delhi government's stand.

"Since 29 March , when The Shelter was established, all of the 380 people every morning and were checked by Health care workers for the fever, and it's not even a case of a positive decision," the Health official Neelam Chaudhary has said it to me.

The Authorities say they are In Search of 600,000 migrants in temporary shelters, while food is provided 2. 2 million more. But Millions are yet to receive any help.

"There are two types of stranded, the visible and The Invisible ," Anindita Adhikari, says The Stranded workers Action Network (Swan),.

"Those who are in shelters visible. But There are a large number of people not in shelters. They Live under the overpasses and sleeping on the sidewalks, or plug in operated, work camps or slums. "

Mr Bhushan says the condition of The Shelters are also different. "In certain feeding centers, people have complained of a 2km-long food queues, and There are mass movements about the food running out. "

the desperation of The Migrants is borne out by the fact that many continue to escape from the cities.

Earlier this month, police 61 persons from a truck meant to transport the daily needs in Mumbai. Last week, a similar incident in the Eastern state of Assam has been reported from the North with 51 migrant workers. And a few days back, 11 migrants were caught in Gurgaon, a suburb of Delhi, try to escape, and two ambulances.

Millions of poor Indians stranded Far Away from home, without work or money

in the last three weeks, and revealed his findings in a report.

"Most said that they had rations for A Day or two, many said they ate one meal A Day for the preservation of food. We have found that 89% were not paid their salaries, and most had only about 200 rupees ($3; £2) to the left," Ms Adhikari says.

"neither food nor cash, migrant workers were pushed to the edge, the Hunger, the alarming levels of vulnerability and extreme humiliation. "

Mr Bhushan says that is the only solution to The Problem by means of cash Transfer to the poor by the government.

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Source of news: bbc.com