Eyes in the sky show hectic activity at Singhu as farmers renew protest call amid Covid crisis
Even as India grapples with the insurmountable second wave of Covid-19 and concerns grow over the farmers' protest at the borders of Delhi becoming a potential super spreader, satellite imagery shows how the protest site at Singhu has only grown larger with time.
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UPDATED: April 23, 2021 09:05 IST
Growing concerns of a Covid spread in protest sites have often been discounted by protesters by comparing the congregations at Kumbh Mela and in election rallies across different states. (Photo: PTI)
It has been over 200 days that farmers have been blocking the Singhu border and other areas just outside Delhi to protest the three contentious farm laws. But even as they continue the fight to get the government back to the negotiation table, a more pressing challenge confronts them now in the form of a second and more potent Covid-19 wave.