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Preliminary observations about what I saw today. Detailed report and a separate thread will follow.

Bus servces have started from Anand Vihar in New Delhi for U.P. There was Centre-state coordination in facilitating the migrants. (1/n) #CoronaLockdown #MigrantsOnTheRoad
Ever since the news broke in the morning that inter-state bus services have started since late last night, migrants started flocking the streets and moving towards the bus station on foot. (2/n)
Local buses in Delhi were helping migrant workers reach the bus station. The Delhi Police is helping in coordination. Here is one picture I clicked. (3/n)
Was heartening to see lot of volunteers on the road, distributing food and water to the migrant workers who are leaving the city. All for the 'sake of humanity'. Most were moved by the images they saw on TV of thousands of workers walking to their domicile states on foot. (4/n)
When I reached the Anand Vihar bus station this is what I saw. Thousands lined up to enter the station to catch a bus. (5/n)

There was no possibility of social distancing, of course. (6/n)
Thermal screening of all passengers was taking place outside the bus station. (7/n)
Water was being sprinkled by the local authorities to sanitise the bus station. (8/n)
Buses were full. (9/n)
Needless to say there was some chaos, too. People were desperate to board a bus and go back home. Rest in a separate thread and a story. (10/10)
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