Uttar Pradesh government designates JPSI as shelter for migrants amid Coronavirus lockdown

Uttar Presh government on Sunday stated that  JPSI (Jaypee Sports International Ltd) Sports City on Yamuna Expressway will be used as a shelter home for those migrants who are fleeing to state from New Delhi.

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Shelter for migrants

Gautam Budh Nagar District in a circular said, "JPSI Sports City, Yamuna Expressway along with ir building and or resources have been designed as shelter homes with immediate effect for medical treatment, food and lodging of people of district or or states, who are destitute in Gautam Budh Nagar." 

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Thousands of migrant workers started walking towards ir vills in Mhya Presh, Uttar Presh, Bihar, Jharkhand after all transport services were suspended and PM Modi anunced a 21-day lockdown in across country.  UP government has assured 1000 buses to ferry se workers, with or states also making ir arrangements.

Since Thursday evening, thousands of se workers have gared at Anand Vihar bus station in national capital, waiting for transport back to ir vills.

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Meanwhile, UP CM Yogi ityanath has set up "Team-11" comprising of as many inter-departmental committees to fight coronavirus spre and its multi-lateral fallouts on multiple fronts ranging from ensuring medicare to victims to supply of essentials and tackle long marches of jobless workers back home.

Each of committees will be heed by a senior bureaucrat of state while chief minister himself will be he of Team 11, an official statement said. " CM has constituted "Team- 11" to monitor situation arising out of coronavirus spre as per specific responsibilities assigned to m," ditional Chief Secretary (Information) Awanish Awasthi said. 

(with input from ncies)

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