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migrant labourers was prohibited and a direction was
given to the
State Governments to stop the migrant labourers wherever they were
and shift them to nearby shelter homes/relief camps. A further
direction
was
issued
to
the
District
Collectors/Magistrates
to
ensure that medical tests were done and the migrant labourers be
provided
with
basic
amenities
like
food,
clean
drinking
water,
medicines, etc. in the shelter homes.
During the course of hearing, the Solicitor General of India
made a statement that the information received by the Control Room
today at 2.30 A.M. showed that 21,064 relief camps have been set up
by various State Governments/Union Territories where the migrant
labourers have been shifted and they are being provided with basic
amenities like food, medicines, drinking water, etc. According to
the Status Report, 6,66,291 persons have been provided shelters and
22,88,279 persons have been provided food.
The
Solicitor
General
of
India
made
a
statement
on
instructions that at 11 A.M. today, there is no person walking on
the
roads
in
an
attempt
to
reach
his/her
home
towns/villages.
Advisories issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on 27.03.2020 and
28.03.2020 have also been mentioned in the Status Report, according
to which a direction was given by the Ministry of Home Affairs, to
the
State
Governments/Union
Territories
to
provide
adequate
facilities for migrant labourers.
The National Disaster Management Authority has also issued an
advisory on 28.03.2020 suggesting various measures to be taken by
the State and District Emergency Operation Centres. One of the