This story is from March 29, 2020

100 labourers from Balangir, Subarnapur stranded in Hyderabad, Bengaluru

100 labourers from Balangir, Subarnapur stranded in Hyderabad, Bengaluru
Balangir: More than 100 labourers from Balangir and Subarnapur districts stranded in Hyderabad and Bengaluru respectively due to the lockdown have requested chief minister Naveen Patnaik for their early evacuation through a video posted in social media.
The labourers were asked to leave their workplace by their employer after the prime minister announced the 21-day lockdown.
Since then, they are neither getting food nor shelter.
Source said as many as 50 labourers from Balangir, Bargarh and Nuapada districts migrated to Bengaluru six months ago to work at the construction site of Kempegowda international airport. “We had taken shelter in the open area near the airport. Police did not allow us to go to the main road to get food. There is a village 7 km from this place but the villagers did not allow us to enter the village to buy food,”
Similarly, from Subarnapur’s Binka block, 15 labourers are stranded in Prakasan district and 11 labourers at Miainpur near Hyderabad. They are working in a hotel in exchange of food. “We have lost all hope of returning home. We are running out of cash and plead the Odisha government to save us. The situation here is critical. The hotel owner will allow us to stay here for a few more days,” said one labourer in the video.
The administrations of both the districts are trying to evacuate the stranded people. “We were informed about the people stranded in different parts of the country. The administration is continuously in touch with other states. The labourers will be brought back home soon,” said district labour officer Suresh Behera.
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