Amid lockdown speculations in Maharashtra, the number of motorcycles, black-and-yellow mini trucks and autorickshaws, teeming with migrants, have been on the rise over the past few days on the Mumbai-Agra road, PTI reported.
Amid talks of lockdown in Mumbai, migrant movement spotted on MP route
The number of motorcycles, black-and-yellow mini trucks and autorickshaws, teeming with migrants, have been on the rise over the past few days on a bypass road connected to this route, popularly known as Mumbai-Agra road
PTI | April 11, 2021 | Updated 17:26 IST
Mumbai on Saturday reported 9,330 fresh cases and 28 deaths, taking the count of infections to 5,10,512 and the toll to 11,944
A severe spike in COVID-19 cases in Mumbai and persistent talk of a complete lockdown there to tackle it has, like last year, made the national highway number 3 skirting past Madhya Pradesh s commercial hub Indore a prime route for wary migrants returning home to states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
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April 11, 2021 20:43 IST
The number of motorcycles, black-and-yellow mini trucks and autorickshaws, teeming with migrants, have been on the rise over the past few days on a bypass road connected to this route, eye-witnesses say.
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The number of motorcycles, black-and-yellow mini trucks and autorickshaws, teeming with migrants, have been on the rise over the past few days on a bypass road connected to this route, eye-witnesses say. A severe spike in COVID-19 cases in Mumbai and persistent talk of a “complete lockdown” there to tackle it has made the National Highway No. 3 skirting past Madhya Pradesh’s commercial hub Indore a prime route for wary migrants returning home to States like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Amid Mumbai lockdown talk, migrant movement seen on MP route
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The number of motorcycles, black-and-yellow mini trucks and autorickshaws, teeming with migrants, have been on the rise over the past few days on a bypass road connected to this route, popularly known as Mumbai-Agra road, eye-witnesses said on Sunday.
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Migrant workers waiting outside a Mumbai station. Mumbai on Saturday reported 9,330 fresh cases and 28 deaths, taking the count of infections to 5,10,512 and the toll to 11,944.
A severe spike in COVID-19 cases in Mumbai and persistent talk of a complete lockdown there to tackle it has, like last year, made the national highway number 3 skirting past Madhya Pradesh s commercial hub Indore a prime route for wary migrants returning home to states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.