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UP, MP exchange 6,600 of their stranded labourers amid Covid-19 lockdown

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Virendra Singh Rawat Lucknow

3 min read Last Updated : May 01 2020 | 7:18 PM IST

Taking forward the agenda of bringing back their migrant labourers stuck in other states following lockdown, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have mutually exchanged 6,600 of their stranded labourers to mark Labour Day.

While, labourers from UP, totalling 5,259 stuck and in MP, were brought back aboard 155 buses, about 1,341 stranded labourers belonging to MP returned to their native state from UP on board 50 buses.

Now, the Adityanath government is trying to ferry back UP labourers stranded in Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.

“The estimated number of labourers currently stuck in Rajasthan and Uttarakhand following lockdown is 6,500 and 1,500

Topics : Coronavirus Yogi Adityanath government Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh migrant workers Labour Day

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