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Covid Impact Sees Even Middle Class Indians Queuing For Rations Covid Impact Sees Even Middle Class Indians Queuing For Rations 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.
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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.
Out of work this lockdown, people await free ration
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Many ration card-holders say facility has not begun yet despite announcements by Centre, Delhi govt.
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Several people are finding it difficult to make ends meet during this lockdown.
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Many ration card-holders say facility has not begun yet despite announcements by Centre, Delhi govt.
For 27-year-old Poonam Rawat, who is expecting her second child this week, battling the COVID-19, lockdown, and lack of access to foodgrains has begun taking a toll.
Ms. Rawat, a resident of Panchsheel Vihar, is among several people, who do not possess a ration card and hence, has not been able get access to ration, specially during the lockdown. The lockdown has once again been extended in the national capital to contain the spread of COVID-19.
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The Lal Gumbad Basti is a stone’s throw from a 14th century Sufi saint’s tomb and tree-lined Panchsheel Park, one of South Delhi’s toniest neighbourhoods. Most families who live in this slum don’t have toilets or taps at home; every morning, there are long queues outside the few community toilets that exist. Few have piped water. The 3,000-odd people who live in the basti are used to being invisible. They eke out a living as daily wagers, in odd jobs, and are part of that amorphous space called the “informal sector”.
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