In a bid to help the homeless and needy persons amid the lockdown due to COVID-19, a corporator of Lucknow Municipal Corporation has initiated 'Mission Har Ghar Ann' in his area.
BJP corporator Dilip Srivastava, who represents Lucknow's Maithilisharan Gupt ward, on Saturday said that following the directives from UP BJP chief Swatantradev Singh, 'Mission Har Ghar Ann' (mission to provide foodgrains in every house) is being conducted.
"Under this, food (wheat flour, rice, dal, sugar, oil and biscuits) were distributed to the helpless and needy at Bhuiyandevi Mandir. This will continue on a daily basis, and no one will remain hungry," Srivastava said.
Meanwhile, thousands of migrant labourers continue to face hardship as they decided to return to their home towns and villages.
On Saturday, more than 20 UPSRTC buses departed from Gorakhpur to bring back some migrant workers to their destinations.
"Since morning more than 20 buses have arrived and more than 16 have departed. The capacity of a bus is around 50 passengers. We are putting in all efforts to ensure that all passengers reach their destinations," regional manager of UPSRTC, Gorakhpur, D V Singh said.
Narrating his ordeal, Sanjiv, a resident of Tamkuhiraj (in Kushinagar district) and working as a labourer in Haryana, said, "I started walking three days back with my wife and two children and fortunately as I entered UP border, I got a bus and now I am going to my home. At Gorakhpur bus station, I got food packets and also my screening was done."
Banda DIG Deepak Kumar said, "Ramesh Kumar, who is stranded in Gujarat, tweeted me and Hamirpur police stated that his mother is ill in Hamirpur. The ration stock has exhausted and they sought help. The address of Ramesh's mother and her mobile number was obtained from him. Ration was immediately made available to her."
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