COVID 19: West Bengal Govt Takes a Step To Help Labourers Affected By Lockdown

  • Associations and organizations have stepped up to help the migrant workers in WB, providing food following a token-based system.
  • S Ghosh, president of the Posta Bazar Merchant Association, said meals were being arranged twice a day.
  • "We have to ensure that they get food because the shops are closed and so is the market," he said.
  • The police are making sure precautionary measures are followed when food is distributed.
  • "We are here to ensure that social distancing is being maintained," said ACP Debashis Chakraborty. "Our officers from the local police station are here to help us do the same."
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