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Goa's Madgaon railway station to provide shelter to homeless amid lockdown

Madgaon railway station in Goa has direct rail connection with several major cities in India like New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai

Homeless people and daily wagers eat food at a government shelter during the nationwide lockdown amid coronavirus pandemic
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Homeless people and daily wagers eat food at a government shelter during the nationwide lockdown amid coronavirus pandemic, near Nigam Bodh ghat in New Delhi | Photo: PTI

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The Disaster Management Authority in Goa will take over platforms of the Madgaon railway station to provide shelter to the homeless people in the wake of the lockdown to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to an order.

Three persons, all with travel history to abroad, tested positive in Goa for the deadly COVID-19 on Wednesday.

The order from Ajit Roy, the collector and chairperson of the South Goa District Disaster Management Authority, has issued a requisition under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, of the services of all platforms and station premises of the Madgaon railway station, which belongs