Nagpur: If migrant workers from shelter homes are being ferried to their homes in trains and buses, there is another segment of stranded persons hoping the government would transport them back home.
There are over 4,000 persons in Nagpur district alone who have applied online but do not have any means of transport for going back. They have requested the government to make arrangement, but even the authorities are not in a position to help at this moment, said sources.
There are two types of stranded persons. The first are the labourers who began walking to their homes in different states and are now living in shelter homes.
Second category are those people who had come down to Nagpur and were held up due to the lockdown.
These persons had reached Nagpur through public transport, and now have no means to go back as trains, buses, or airways remain to be closed.
“The latter have to make online applications on the basis of which e-passes will be issued for their transit,” district collector Ravindra Thakare said.
Thakare said that out of the total applications received online, there are 4,200 applicants who have mentioned that they have no means to travel back. They have requested the government to make arrangements.
After the initial chaos settled, it was also found that in some of the cases same persons had made more than a single application. “It may be for different reasons. However after a review, the number has come down to 6,900 odd as against over 10,000 earlier,” said a source.
Thakre accepted that at present there is no arrangement, though various sources are being explored. “The modalities are being discussed with the state transport corporation too, however, nothing has been finalized,” he said.
The cases will be taken up for approval from May 5, as priority will be given to migrant workers.
The movement will be allowed only after the getting an approval from the district collector concerned of the receiving state.
As the migrant workers being transported through trains are being charged a fee of around Rs300 depending on the distance, there are many who are not in a position to pay. For them some of the NGOs may be approached to sponsor their travel, said a source in the state government.
There are over 4,000 persons in Nagpur district alone who have applied online but do not have any means of transport for going back. They have requested the government to make arrangement, but even the authorities are not in a position to help at this moment, said sources.
There are two types of stranded persons. The first are the labourers who began walking to their homes in different states and are now living in shelter homes.
Second category are those people who had come down to Nagpur and were held up due to the lockdown.
These persons had reached Nagpur through public transport, and now have no means to go back as trains, buses, or airways remain to be closed.
“The latter have to make online applications on the basis of which e-passes will be issued for their transit,” district collector Ravindra Thakare said.
Thakare said that out of the total applications received online, there are 4,200 applicants who have mentioned that they have no means to travel back. They have requested the government to make arrangements.
After the initial chaos settled, it was also found that in some of the cases same persons had made more than a single application. “It may be for different reasons. However after a review, the number has come down to 6,900 odd as against over 10,000 earlier,” said a source.
Thakre accepted that at present there is no arrangement, though various sources are being explored. “The modalities are being discussed with the state transport corporation too, however, nothing has been finalized,” he said.
The cases will be taken up for approval from May 5, as priority will be given to migrant workers.
The movement will be allowed only after the getting an approval from the district collector concerned of the receiving state.
As the migrant workers being transported through trains are being charged a fee of around Rs300 depending on the distance, there are many who are not in a position to pay. For them some of the NGOs may be approached to sponsor their travel, said a source in the state government.
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