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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Once Again Assures All Possible Help To Migrant Workers
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said that his government has ordered shifting of the people living in the open at the Yamuna Ghat here during the lockdown as arrangements have been made to provide them food and shelter. This was yet another step of assurance by Kejriwal government to take care of the migrant workers hit hard by lockdown.
The move follows media reports about the plight of migrant workers who took shelter under a flyover on the banks of the Yamuna in the wake of the countrywide lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic.
यमुना घाट पर मज़दूर इकट्ठा हुए। उनके लिए रहने और खाने की व्यवस्था कर दी है। उन्हें तुरंत शिफ़्ट करने के आदेश दे दिए हैं।
रहने और खाने की कोई कमी नहीं है। किसी को कोई भूखा या बेघर मिले तो हमें ज़रूर बतायें।
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 15, 2020
Taking to Twitter, the chief minister thanked the media for pointing out the matter and said there will be no shortage of accommodation and food for those gathered at Yamuna Ghat.
In another tweet, Kejriwal said the government has been providing food to 10 lakh people every day and has given free-ration to 75 lakh beneficiaries.
हम रोज़ 10 लाख लोगों को खाना खिलाते हैं, 75 लाख लोगों को मुफ़्त राशन दिया। हज़ारों बेघरों के लिए छत का इंतज़ाम किया
लोग इतने गरीब हैं, कई लोगों को सरकारी इंतज़ाम का पता ही नहीं चलता। थैंक यू मीडिया, ऐसे ग़रीबों के बारे में हमें बताने के लिए। हर गरीब तक सरकारी इंतज़ाम पहुँचायेंगे https://t.co/pk5QdiNdYQ
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 15, 2020
The number of coronavirus cases in the national capital had increased to 1,578, with 17 fresh cases and two deaths being reported. The death toll from COVID-19 in Delhi now stands at 32.
