Summary:
NOIDA/GHAZIABAD: Soon after the Delhi government announced a curfew for one week, thousands of people gathered at Ghaziabad’s Kaushambi bus depot to go to their hometowns.
Officials said more than one lakh migrants were at the terminus on Monday.
In Noida, hundreds assembled near Kalindi Kunj, Chilla and DND borders to look for vehicles, in scenes reminiscent of last year when millions left the cities, many on foot.
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NOIDA/GHAZIABAD: Soon after the Delhi government announced a curfew for one week, thousands of people gathered at Ghaziabad’s Kaushambi bus depot to go to their hometowns.
Officials said more than one lakh migrants were at the terminus on Monday.
In Noida, hundreds assembled near Kalindi Kunj, Chilla and DND borders to look for vehicles, in scenes reminiscent of last year when millions left the cities, many on foot.
At Kaushambi, people had gathered from various parts of Delhi, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad and most of them said they feared the lockdown might be extended and like last year, they will have a difficult time reaching home.
The administration did not make specific arrangements and officials were caught off guard with so many people crowding the bus stand.
While many got on tractor trolleys, several others set out on foot.
Social distancing norms were hardly followed and there was no arrangement for screening.