Covid-19 outbreak: States face logistics nightmare to take migrants home

MHA asks states to ensure uninterrupted movement of trucks

Even as they finetuned procedures and identified nodal officers to help with inter-state transit of stranded people, state governments on Thursday questioned the Centre’s plan of transporting migrant workers, students, pilgrims and others only by bus. They demanded special trains for the purpose, but the Centre is yet to announce a plan to that effect.
 

State governments cited logistical challenges in transporting thousands of people by road in the summer heat. They said ensuring social distancing during the long travel was not the only problem and that arranging so many buses was equally challenging.