Tag: Migrant Crisis

A crisis like never before, this pandemic has struck dread in the minds of Dhanu Pradhan and millions of other labourers who migrate to Surat, Mumbai, Chennai and many other distant trade and commercial hubs beyond the boundaries of state to earn a livelihood.

Bhubaneswar: The city of Surat in Gujarat, considered as the textile hub of India is gradually reopening even as Covid-19 outbreak continues its uptrend already claiming more than 3700 lives across the country. After nearly two months of losing jobs following the enforcement of the nationwide lockdown in view of the Covid outbreak, the reopening […]

Bhubaneswar: The fear of Covid-19 infections might have forced them to return to their native places, but lack of employment overrides the fear as thousands of labourers from Odisha are now embarking on reverse journey to their workplace. According to sources, labourers from many parts of the State are now heading back to Surat in […]