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With lockdown in force, TN stares at migrant exodus again
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Chennai: Immigrant workers returning back home face difficulty in getting appropriate transportation in the absence of inter-city buses, during complete lockdown in the country in a bid to curtail the spread of coronavirus, in Chennai on March 23, 20. Image Source: IANS News
Chennai, May 10 : With Tamil Nadu under lockdown from May 10 to May 24, the state is staring at an exodus of migrant workers once again. Scores of migrant workers from Bihar, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, West Bengal and Odisha have already left from the industrial towns of Coimbatore and Tirupur with a small percentage deciding to stay back.
Some Tamil Nadu industrialists fear another exodus of migrant workers
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Last Updated: Apr 11, 2021, 04:05 PM IST
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The industries recovered from the jolt of the first wave of coronavirus when over one lakh migrant workers from both Coimbatore and Tirupur industries rushed back to their home towns in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha by special trains.
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A few workers reportedly left for their natives early last week as they feared the availability of transport like trains to reach their towns.
With the second wave of COVID-19 sweeping across various parts of Tamil Nadu, some of the industrialists in the State are apprehensive of migrant workers leaving for their hometowns considering the health conditions.
COVID-19 second wave: Tamil Nadu industrialists fear another migrant worker exodus
The industries recovered from the jolt of the first wave of coronavirus when over one lakh migrant workers from both Coimbatore and Tirupur industries rushed back to their home towns in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha by special trains
PTI | April 11, 2021 | Updated 17:02 IST
Even as the business started picking up, the 30 per cent increase in the raw materials has affected the industries
With the second wave of COVID-19 sweeping across various parts of Tamil Nadu, some of the industrialists in the State are apprehensive of migrant workers leaving for their hometowns considering the health conditions.