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₹500 crore per month to support 1.6 lakh contract workers

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MUMBAI: Construction giant Larsen & Turbo Ltd (L&T) has set aside ₹500 crore per month to support its 1,60,000 contract workers amid reports of exodus of migrant workers for their homes during the 21-day lockdown.

The contract workers are being paid their wages and are provided with basic amenities at their labour camps, "...while maintaining the COVID-19 prevention and containment protocol", said L&T in the press statement.

The company said it has maintained hygiene and waste management, and initiated catering and preventive measures such as social distancing at the labour camps.

The commitment from a corporate comes amid the exodus of migrant workers from constructions sites in metros such as Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru

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