Hunger crisis forces even middle-class Indians to line up for rations
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Last Updated: Jul 14, 2021, 06:25 AM IST
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Synopsis While few statistics are available, migrants and workers at food distribution centers in major Indian cities say they can’t remember seeing lines this long of people yearning for something to eat.
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Chanchal Devi’s three children haven’t tasted milk for almost a year.
The staple was among items the 35-year-old and her husband could no longer afford after they both first lost work when India’s capital New Delhi went into lockdown in March last year. Their distress deepened after this April due to a surge in Covid-19 infections. They’re now borrowing money to buy food and must watch their school-aged kids eat less, often going to bed on empty stomachs.
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