Mangaluru: Scores of migrant workers from North Karnataka gathered at the Town Hall on Tuesday, April 28, hoping that the district administration would arrange transport for them back to their hometowns.
Pictures from the scene showed that social distancing was completely ignored as they sat together in groups.
Earlier, the district administration had sent a total of 780 migrant and daily wagers back to their hometowns in around 60 buses. Although no arrangements were made today to send the workers back to their homes, many gathered at the Town Hall after travelling from different parts of the district.
They dispersed from the area after they found out that no arrangements were made to transport migrant workers back to their hometowns today.
MCC, emergency fire personnel disinfect Shakthinagar
Meanwhile, the Shakthinagar area was sprayed with disinfectants on Tuesday, after two positive COVID-19 cases were reported from here on Monday. The area has already been declared a containment zone and has been sealed down.
It can be recalled that on Monday, an 80-year-old woman and her 45-year-old son from Kakkebettu in Shakthinagar, tested positive for coronavirus.
The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) sprayed disinfectants in the area with the help of the personnel from the fire department.
