Summary:
With thousands of people travelling to the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh border from Thane and Kalyan phata, ST (state transport) buses have become a lifeline on the highways. Migrants gather at various ST bus stops on the Mumbai-Nashik highway to board ST busesMigrants from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chattisgarh, West Bengal, Orissa, etc. gather at Thane Ghodbunder junction, Kalyan phata and the Bhiwandi phata on the highway to board the ST buses which ferry them free of cost. While many NGOs and social workers are providing food and water to the migrants, MSRTC drivers are left in the lurch. However, we have only a small expectation that we be given enough food and water for the journeys.".