Thousands Of Migrant Workers Rush To Mumbai Railway Stations Amid Lockdown-Like Curfew
Amid lockdown-like curfew situation beginning in Mumbai today, a massive rush of passengers comprising migrant workers is seen outside Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Mumbai Central, waiting to board trains for their home states.
Amid lockdown-like curfew situation beginning in Mumbai today, a massive rush of passengers comprising migrant workers is seen outside Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Mumbai Central, waiting to board trains for their home states.
The Central Railway (CR) appealed to people not to panic and avoid crowding the stations.
The Railway Protection Force and the Government Railway Police have deployed additional force outside the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) to control the crowd.
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What's happening?
On Wednesday, several people gathered outside the LTT to board long-distance trains.
The migrant workers can be seen leaving for their home states at key transit points in the city including, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai.
Shivam Pandey, who hails from Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi told ANI that they do not want to go through the pain they endured during the lockdown last year.
"Now that curfew has been imposed, what would we do here? What would we eat? We are leaving the city because we do not want to go through the pain we endured during the lockdown," he said.
#WATCH | Mumbai: Huge crowd of migrant workers arrive at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) in Kurla pic.twitter.com/6zkz8xt0eE
¡ª ANI (@ANI) April 13, 2021
LTT at 12.00pm today.
¡ª Shivaji M Sutar (@ShivajiIRTS) April 14, 2021
Apart from regular trains , special trains as announced are being run to clear rush. pic.twitter.com/EaW5k9OckP
LTT station at 1.30pm pic.twitter.com/Qo0wWpNenf
¡ª Shivaji M Sutar (@ShivajiIRTS) April 14, 2021
On Tuesday also, before the state government's announcement of fresh curbs on Tuesday, a large number of people, especially labourers, had gathered outside the LTT.
Severe restrictions in Maharashtra to contain COVID
Reeling under an unprecedented COVID-19 wave, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced severe restrictions on public movement over the next 15 days across the state.
The restrictions, which exclude essential services, will come into effect from 8 pm on Wednesday and remain in force till 7 am on May 1.
Section 144 of the CrPC, prohibiting assembly of five or more people at one spot, will be in force during the period, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said.
