These Quarantined Labourers Painted Walls Of A Rajasthan School As They Were Treated Well There

The ongoing nationwide lockdown has been particularly harsh on the millions of migrant workers across the country who have been left with no jobs and income and an uncertain future.

While many thousands managed to reach home waking for days, others continue to be left stranded far away from their homes. In most such cases they have nothing to eat and are surviving on handouts by the government or NGOs.

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A lot of them have been accommodated in temporary quarantine facilities to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

A group of migrant labourers who were quarantined in two schools in Rajasthan¡¯s Sikar district has added colour to their temporary abode by painting the chipped walls of the institutions.

About 54 workers from Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh quarantined in the Shaheed Sitaram Kumawat and Seth KL Tambi Government Higher Secondary schools in Palsana town wanted to express their gratitude for the arrangements made for them in quarantine.

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Palsana Sarpanch Roop Singh Shekhawat said that in response to the good care taken of them at the quarantine centres migrant workers wanted to express their gratitude. Wall paint and other necessary items were made available to them, which they used to give a makeover to the schools.

¡°The entire village is overwhelmed by their behaviour. All these people are perfectly healthy and their quarantine time is also over. It is joyful to see the constructive work done by the workers who have used the quarantine period beautifully,¡± Shekhawat was quoted as saying by PTI.

Jagat Singh Panwar, secretary of district legal services authority who had visited the centre and met the workers, praised the workers for taking the initiative. Principal of Government Higher Secondary School, Palsana, Rajendra Meena said the school premises were not white-washed from the last nine years.

All the teachers agreed to the offer funds from their salaries, which was used to purchase paint and other necessary items and migrant workers staying here happily took the task without taking any money.

Rajasthan is one of the worst COVID-19 hit states in India and ha recorded 1868 cases so far. With a total of 279 cases, state capital Jaipur has the highest number of cases, followed by Kota which has seen 114 cases so far.

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Rajasthan had won much praise for its 'Bhilwara Model' where aggressive testing and strict lockdown helped reduce the COVID-19 spread. However, Rajasthan failed to replicate the same in other parts of the state including Jaipur which has now become a hotspot.