NEW DELHI : The Delhi government has converted several schools into shelter homes to accommodate migrant workers to stop their exodus in the face of the nationwide lockdown to stem the spread of coronavirus.
Vinay Kumar, a caretaker of one of the many newly set up shelter homes in Paharganj area, says that the Delhi government is working tirelessly to provide food and accommodation facilities to the migrants hit by the lockdown. "In one of the Paharganj schools, there are around 30 rooms where these poor people can be accommodated.
Five to six people can live together in a single room," Kumar told ANI. He also said that food would be served thrice in a day and added that "special arrangements have been put in place for stranded migrant
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