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“There are 100 of us staying in 20 rooms. Sunday was the last day of working, and after that, we were asked not to work due to the shutdown. But we want to return to our hometowns,” Ravidas said. Catching wind of their situation, a group of volunteers delivered 78 kg of rice, 15 kg of oil and 28.5 kg of dal on Saturday. Migrant workers from Andhra living in Choolai were forced out of their homes. The Corporation has provided a temporary shelter home for workers in community halls and are providing three meals a day.

Meanwhile, responding to an SOS message by RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav seeking help to assist over 50 workers from Vaisali, Bihar, who are stranded in Tirupur, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami assured that the government would take care of them. Replying to the post, EPS tagged Tirupur Collector K Vijayakarthikeyan to do the needful at the earliest.

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