The government has told the Supreme Court that there is no migrant worker on the road, a day after the SC sought a status report from the Centre on the measures taken to prevent the exodus in wake of 21-day lockdown.
As of 11 am this [Tuesday] morning, no one is on the road. They [migrant workers] have been taken to the nearest available shelter, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centretold the Supreme Court on Tuesday as the court heard the matter over the situation due to coronavirus pandemic in the country.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta tells SC: We are considering providing counseling to address the panic. Over 22 lakh 88 thousand people being provided food. These are needy persons, migrants and daily wagers. They have been kept in shelters. https://t.co/qvx0dKVsfu
ANI (@ANI) March 31, 2020
The SG also told the court that around 23 lakh have been provided food, which include migrants and daily wagers. Those who were still on the road trying to make it to their native villages have been moved to shelters, the government said.
The Centre also added that they were considering counselling to address the panic due to coronavirus.
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