Migrants prefer trucks, tempos to return home; no distancing By Kailash Korde

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : May 16 2020 | 10:02 AM IST

Even as special Shramik trains
Umesh Kumar Maurya, a worker from a sweet shop in Kalyan, who was heading to Lucknow, said, "For the train journey, I had first applied online and later on visited local police station in Kalyan three times. However, I did not get any response and hence decided to take road journey."
Channe said, "RTO officials have been asked to take action against the trucks and tempos illegally carrying migrants. They have also been asked to arrange free buses for the people found travelling in such vehicles."

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First Published: May 16 2020 | 10:02 AM IST

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