Day 466

    Its good that the migrant labours are returning to their home states by the special trains been run by the Indian railway. Indian railway opened its online application for ticket reservation but it failed very badly. Indian railway has decided to start 15 trains for 15 destination from New Delhi railway station with minimum stops. But the server of IRCTC didn’t took the load of the number of multiple log ins at a time at 4 p.m on 11^th May 2020. It was reschedule at 6 p.m. Again the same thing happened on the IRCTC. There was anger between the mass because of the link failure. They raised the question that railway didn’t have the fore sightless. Many people are still strangled in other states so it’s obvious that they will log in to the IRCTC’s site for the online ticket reservation. This is the only available means of getting the reserved ticket. Indian railway has already given the notice that it won’t sell any ticket from the ticket counter at any station.

    Actually, I think that the regular movement of the trains will take another couple of months. The rate at which the number of corona virus infected patients are increasing has become a major concern. Due to this government isn’t ready to take any risk. However the step taken by the government to start labour special trains for the movement of the labours to their home states has also showing its results. Already a lot of political drama had happened. But now some sad news are being received. In Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the migratory labours are being killed in various road accidents. This is the thing which nobody wished to hear. How this accidents does are happening?

     In Guna, Madhya Paradesh, the bus carrying migratory labours got collided with a truck resulting in death of 8 labours. In Uttar Pradesh, migratory labours from Bihar were knocked down by a running bus. This is unfortunate. Those labours who wished to see their family members, left their work place. But now they won’t be able to meet their family members. Their family members’ wait has now become indefinite wait. I think patience label has to be maintained. I understand the how much stress they are having.

    With no work and no pay, these labours were stucked in their workplaces. They weren’t having any choice rather than going back to their homes. After two lockdowns, their chance of going to their homes became a reality but the irony is that the increase in number of also a tragedy thing. Anyway, I wish that the remaining workers reach their homes safe and sound.

Day 465

    The number of positive corona cases aren’t going down. It’s going up and up. It’s a reason to worry. I don’t understand that in spite of the lockdown how can corona virus spread with such an alarming rate? This clearly means that the social distancing isn’t followed strictly. Well, after seeing the situation at the wine shop in Delhi, it has been proved that now the social distancing won’t be followed on own will. External force like police is required to get the social distancing well.

    I think some more concrete plans are required to tackle the problem. Morality rate is getting high in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Delhi. It has been observed that the doubling rate has fallen to 11 days from 15 days. It is proved that there is error in the surveillance, contact tracing, reporting of the positive cases which is resulting in delay of treatment. This has become the reason of increase in number of deaths. I think this error has occurred at the end of state government. Everything can’t be left to the central government.

    I agree that it’s an unfortunate tragedy time in the country where everyone has to be cautious and alert. Not only government, be it state government or central government, is to be blamed and to look upon this unnatural calamity. We, as public, too, has some responsibility. I don’t think that we are immature people. We have to understand this that if we will follow basic rule of social distancing. Government has appointed doctors and paramedical staffs and have built hospitals. But it’s not necessary for us to go to hospital due to corona virus.

    Without the support of public, no government is going to win the fight against corona. France is a nice example for us. People there didn’t have cautious at the right time and hence they paid the price with their life. I wish that whatever happened in France don’t happen in India. Actually, this is the fight between us and the corona virus. By social distancing and avoiding rush at public places is the only way to stop this corona virus from further spreading. I agree that by staying indoors we are feeling suffocated and irritated. We want to go out but this time phase is extremely crucial. The way in which corona virus is spreading is a major concern. We have to break this chain. So be at home and go out when it’s necessary. If you are out then maintain social distancing.

    The number of positive corona cases aren’t going down. It’s going up and up. It’s a reason to worry. I don’t understand that in spite of the lockdown how can corona virus spread with such an alarming rate? This clearly means that the social distancing isn’t followed strictly. Well, after seeing the situation at the wine shop in Delhi, it has been proved that now the social distancing won’t be followed on own will. External force like police is required to get the social distancing well.

    I think some more concrete plans are required to tackle the problem. Morality rate is getting high in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Delhi. It has been observed that the doubling rate has fallen to 11 days from 15 days. It is proved that there is error in the surveillance, contact tracing, reporting of the positive cases which is resulting in delay of treatment. This has become the reason of increase in number of deaths. I think this error has occurred at the end of state government. Everything can’t be left to the central government.

    I agree that it’s an unfortunate tragedy time in the country where everyone has to be cautious and alert. Not only government, be it state government or central government, is to be blamed and to look upon this unnatural calamity. We, as public, too, has some responsibility. I don’t think that we are immature people. We have to understand this that if we will follow basic rule of social distancing. Government has appointed doctors and paramedical staffs and have built hospitals. But it’s not necessary for us to go to hospital due to corona virus.

    Without the support of public, no government is going to win the fight against corona. France is a nice example for us. People there didn’t have cautious at the right time and hence they paid the price with their life. I wish that whatever happened in France don’t happen in India. Actually, this is the fight between us and the corona virus. By social distancing and avoiding rush at public places is the only way to stop this corona virus from further spreading. I agree that by staying indoors we are feeling suffocated and irritated. We want to go out but this time phase is extremely crucial. The way in which corona virus is spreading is a major concern. We have to break this chain. So be at home and go out when it’s necessary. If you are out then maintain social distancing.

Day 464

    The central government allowed to open the liquor shops across the country. The buyers got so much happy that they forgot all the rules and regulations. They didn’t care about the social distancing also. Well, in Noida, everything was under control because of the presence of the police. But the places where police wasn’t present then there was total chaos. Actually there was bad reaction about this. Health Minister of Haryana, Mr Anil Vij, has said that relaxation in the lockdown has made him fearful. Indeed, the response from the public at the wine shops is really condemnable.

    I agree that people didn’t had wine for the last 40 days so they became impatient after seeing the wine shop open. They should have shown some more patience. Opposition parties will try to attack the government for this but the decision taken by the government wasn’t based on misbehave of the people. Due to lockdown, all the industries are shut down. Already, the government is giving financial support to the economical poor of the society by giving them money directly in their bank accounts. But where the money will come from when there is no industry running? All the business has come to stand still due to the lockdown.

    This may have forced the government to allow the liquor shops to open. But I think no one would have expected people to react in this way. This is the reason why the government has to think again about this. I think there will be more deployment of police at the liquor shops to control the mass. That will be appropriate. There won’t be any rush and everything will be fine.

In my view, the government should start other industries also in phase wise. I’m sure that government must have planned some strategy but it’s waiting for the right time. I don’t think that government want to take any risk about the health of anyone. Already the rate at which the new cases are registered and deaths are happening is alarming. The rate of recovery is 28% which isn’t just satisfactory. It should have been much more. I know that healthcare workers are doing their best to save more lives. But at the end, it’s we, as the citizen of India, that has to be patience and supportive to the government. Government can build hospitals and appoint doctors, nurses and paramedical staffs but we have to look after ourselves on our own to save us from corona virus.

So, I request you all to be little more patience. I know that everyone is fed up now with the lockdown and lack of commodities. Believe me, everyone is facing the same problem. Actually, we are used to work from Monday to Saturday and to have rest on Sunday. But the holiday which we are getting as in form of lockdown is making us irritated. Well, we have to fight with corona to make our self and our family safe. So, it’s worthy to be at home.

Day 463

    Welcome to Lockdown 3.0. As all of you are aware that lockdown 3.0 has commencenced from today till 17 May 2020. I hope that the patience level hasn’t gone down. Actually, this is the thing which is required at this very moment. All of us are locked in our homes, except for those who are providing essential services, so it’s a common phenomenon that the patience level is going to be down. But this is the real test for our patience. No, I’m not talking like a government official. I’m just talking as an ordinary citizen.

    Actually, few days back, I saw a video of Bihari migrant labours who are stuck in Tamil Nadu due to lockdown. They were cursing the Bihar government for not providing any means of transportation for their home coming. I read a news article which said that few labours were in the huge concrete mixer and they were trying to go to their native places but unfortunately all of them died. This had happened in Gujarat. Actually, government is formulating some plan for the transportation of migrant labours, students and tourists who had stuck in different places to their native places. Now the central government and Indian government has initiated a scheme where the migrant labours will be sent to their native states by railway. Only sleeper coaches are allowed in which instead of 72 passengers only 55 passengers are allowed in a coach.

    But unfortunately, opposition parties like Congress and Rashtriya Janta Dal are questioning the scheme of the government. Actually, the central government has announced that no fare will be collected from the labours but Congress party is saying that government is making labours fool. Railway has clarified that no tickets are being sold at any station. An advisory has been issued by the Railway that the state governments should tell the exact number of labours migrated from their states and wish to comeback. Accordingly the Railway will issue the tickets to those labours. The money will be collected by the state government. Bihar Chief Minister has said that the state government will give another one thousand to the labours coming back to the state. They have to be stay in the quarantine centres for 21 days so that the corona virus shouldn’t spread further in the state.

    Madhya Pradesh government has already bear the entire expense of the migrant labours coming back to the state. Now Congress party is launching attack on the railway and central government that both are collecting the fare from the labours. If media reports are to be considered true then there was chaos at the online registration centre in Delhi for the migrant labours. This centre was created for the registration of migrant labours so that they can go back to their home states. Then it simply proves that Congress party is in mood to polities the movement of migrant labours to their home states.