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LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has begun bringing back workers from the state who were stranded in other parts of the country due to the closure, and up to 2,224 workers have returned in the first phase, a senior official said Saturday.
Informing reporters here, additional chief secretary (Home and Information) Awanish Awasthi said the first group of workers was returned on 82 buses from Haryana on Saturday, and 11,000 workers will return on Sunday.
All workers will be quarantined for 14 days.
“Uttar Pradesh Prime Minister Yogi Adityanath had issued instructions to gradually bring UP workers from other states.
“In this regard, 8,224 workers were brought back on 82 buses on Saturday from Haryana. These workers come from 16 western UP districts,” Awasthi said.
Orders have been issued to prepare shelters in the state in a major way so that returnees can be quarantined there.
“Instructions have been issued to install the public address system in the foster homes and to arrange for food and toilets,” said Awasthi.
It was also indicated that once the quarantine period for workers from other states ends, preparations should be made to provide them with employment near their village, the official said.
Migrant workers in several states have demanded that they be sent back to their places of origin, as many, especially daily bets, faced financial difficulties after a blockade was imposed on March 25 to control the spread of the coronavirus.
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Informing reporters here, additional chief secretary (Home and Information) Awanish Awasthi said the first group of workers was returned on 82 buses from Haryana on Saturday, and 11,000 workers will return on Sunday.
All workers will be quarantined for 14 days.
“Uttar Pradesh Prime Minister Yogi Adityanath had issued instructions to gradually bring UP workers from other states.
“In this regard, 8,224 workers were brought back on 82 buses on Saturday from Haryana. These workers come from 16 western UP districts,” Awasthi said.
Orders have been issued to prepare shelters in the state in a major way so that returnees can be quarantined there.
“Instructions have been issued to install the public address system in the foster homes and to arrange for food and toilets,” said Awasthi.
It was also indicated that once the quarantine period for workers from other states ends, preparations should be made to provide them with employment near their village, the official said.
Migrant workers in several states have demanded that they be sent back to their places of origin, as many, especially daily bets, faced financial difficulties after a blockade was imposed on March 25 to control the spread of the coronavirus.
