This story is from May 4, 2020

Protest erupts in Ramagundam; workers block roads, vehicles

Agitated migrant workers on Sunday took to the streets demanding permission to go home. Police had to use mild force to disperse the protesting mob.
Protest erupts in Ramagundam; workers block roads, vehicles
Hundreds of migrant workers from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha reached NTPC police station in Ramagundam town in the morning and sought permission to go to their native places.
HYDERABAD: Agitated migrant workers on Sunday took to the streets demanding permission to go home. Police had to use mild force to disperse the protesting mob.
Hundreds of migrant workers from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha reached NTPC police station in Ramagundam town in the morning and sought permission to go to their native places.
There are about 5,000 migrant labourers who are on contract work at NTPC project and Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (RFCL) in Ramagundam, said a Ramagundam police official.
As some protesters blocked the Rajiv Rahadari and stopped some vehicles, police used batons to clear the mob. Later, Ramagundam MLA K Chandar, along with police officials, spoke to the workers and assured them that the issue will be discussed in a meeting with revenue and police officials later in the evening.
“We have been providing food and shelter for all migrant workers at the camps in NTPC and RFCL. After central government said that migrant workers can go to their native places, some workers came to police station seeking permission to go home. Along with revenue, police officials, discussion was held with managements of NTPC, RFCL to find a practical solution,” the MLA said.
“Migrant labourers were assured that the work is commencing from tomorrow and they will also get their salary from the management. We have told them that if they return to their home states, they will have to spend time in quarantine and they also will not have work. If some of them still insist on returning home after two days, necessary arrangements will be made,” he added.
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