Migrant labourers working in industrial units in Coimbatore and Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu seem divided over the issue of returning to their hometowns. Some workers still prefer to stay at their work amid the second wave of the Covid-19 epidemic. Tiruppur has about 2.5 lakh migrant workers from West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha. However, a large section of them returned to their hometown after the outbreak of Covid in March last year but returned to their workspace after the situation improved slightly.

Migrant workers in Coimbatore are confused as to whether to go back to their hometowns or stay at workplaces. Some prefer to stay in this place with their family, while others are in a hurry to return home.

Selvaraj Manikantan, a 26-year-old employee of a pump manufacturing unit in Coimbatore, told , “I am here with my wife and a small child. If we travel now, we can get stuck. Therefore, I am staying here with my family members. "

Many migrant workers have booked air tickets from Coimbatore and Chennai, as the journey will take less time. While some have pulled themselves back from flying due to high air ticket prices.

Surendra Singh, 34, who works in a textile unit in Tiruppur is going to fly to his hometown Bhopal.

He said, “The flight tickets are quite expensive, but I want to live with my parents and my family. That is why I have booked an air ticket for Bhopal. "

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