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Migrants of Jharkhand head home on foot

These workers belong to Garhwa district in Jharkhand and were engaged in construction of a building in Ganjaipadar village in Kotia.

Published: 04th May 2020 05:42 AM | Last Updated: 04th May 2020 10:27 AM | A+A A-

Migrant workers of Jharkhand returning to their native place on foot from Kotia panchayat under Pottangi block in Koraput district on Sunday. As many as 31 workers of Garhwa district in Jharkhand were stranded in Kotia due to the lockdown I Akhaya Mishra

By Express News Service

JEYPORE: After a wait of over one month, 31 migrant workers of Jharkhand, who were stranded in Kotia panchayat under Pottangi block, started their journey back home on foot on Sunday.

These workers belong to Garhwa district in Jharkhand and were engaged in construction of a building in Ganjaipadar village in Kotia.

Though their work was over by March, they could not return home due to the lockdown. They were spotted by locals walking home with their belongings near Semiliguda.