Countless migrant employees from the city, a majority of them boys in their 20 s and 30 s, have actually begun the long march house to Uttar Pradesh and other States in North India. Though the State federal government on Thursday announced that it would reboot the Shramik Express trains to the northern States, they have actually not reversed to Bengaluru.
National Highway 44 is dotted with small groups of individuals, their faces covered in handkerchiefs or masks, carrying travel luggage and bottles of water. Regardless of dealing with numerous challenges on the road– unpredictability over their next meal, the soaring mercury, and difficulty in crossing borders– their resolve to reach home remains firm.
Mohammed Naushad, 28, who offered readymade garments on the pavements of Majestic, started his journey house towards Bhagpat district, Uttar Pradesh, early on Thursday early morning. “We have waited long enough for the lockdown to end and for a seat on a train home. We have had enough of the government, so we decided to walk home,” he said.
But is it feasible to walk home that far? “We have actually Googled and understand that we have to cover over 2,300 km to reach home in Gorakhpur. This is the only way. It will take a couple of weeks, however we will definitely get there,” s