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.