Bengaluru, Jun 8: Facing a shortage of labour, some top builders in the city have initiated efforts to bring back the migrant workers, who have returned to their native places following the COVID-19 lockdown, and are holding parleys with Railway authorities for operation of special trains to ferry them.
After the lockdown was announced, many construction projects came to a halt and accordingly the labourers were rendered jobless. These migrant workers preferred to go back to their home state as they were not paid when the projects were stopped and were caught in the big financial mess. Many of these migrants even chose to cover thousands of kilometres by foot when even trains, buses or any motor vehicles were not operating.
Keeping their woes in view, the Centre decided to run the Shramik Special trains to ferry them to their native places. But, after they were gone, the builders found themselves in a lurch. An executive of a builder told PTI "Yes, our builder and a few others are in talks with the Railways to run the special train to bring back the labourers." She said nothing has been materialised as of now.
According to her, the builders took the contact numbers of the workers when they left the city to their home states and are now contacting them one by one. The South Western Railway has so far sent 3.11 lakh migrant workers in 216 Shramik Special trains starting from May 3 to June 6.
Mangaluru, Apr 14: Two suspected Hindutva activists were arrested for illegal cattle trafficking in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district.
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Hang them from a tree as they did in Jharkhand for two cattle traders.
Bap Ray Bap Whats happening. where are Master Narean. and Blaster Bhatta Kalladka????? is it that's your plan you Criminal Goonda Gang leaders where is your Moral Baffoon police??? very good your goons now counting steel bars in jail,
Pimps....stealing and selling their mothers..... And say Bharat Mata ki jai..next they will steal bharath Mata and sell......
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