NEW DELHI : For daily wager Ramakant Verma, the immediate challenge is not coronavirus, but finding food. Like millions of faceless people who keep India’s cities humming, Verma is now weighing plans to leave Noida, as food, water and money run short in the city, amid an unprecedented nationwide lockdown.
The 29-year-old feels that much before the pandemic gets him, he and his family may starve to death as the lockdown deprives them of work and livelihood, driving them to the streets.
While the rest of India gets busy with hand-washing, masks, sanitizers, and social distancing, migrant workers and daily wagers are preparing to leave cities on foot if the situation continues. “We will not die of corona but hunger," said Verma. “I came to
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