AHMEDABAD: As the Covid-19 pandemic rages around, a city-based non-government organization (NGO) has been providing meals to nearly 5,000
migrants
every day.
The Institute of Social Studies and Transformation (IST), an initiative of city-based NGO Janvikas, is working in close coordination with deputy commissioner of police, Zone 5, to provide food to migrants twice a day through 15 self-run kitchens, a media statement said. Since the nationwide lockdown began on March 24, there have been several reports of panic and insecurity among migrant labourers working in several sectors as well as casual and contract workers. This is also true of Ahmedabad and its hinterland.
Many migrant workers belonging to distant states such as UP, Bihar, Odisha,
Jharkhand
and West Bengal have been stuck at their work sites.
In the last three weeks, several local NGOs have been distributing food packets to feed these workers by raising funds through local contributions. Besides this, community kitchens were initiated.
The team and volunteers of IST have been supplying food in localities such as Gomtipur, Rakhial and Saraspur, where many of these migrant workers are located. “Our team conducted a mapping exercise to identify the number of workers in various clusters. So far we have mapped some 5,000 workers and helped them get connected to nearby community groups to access daily food packs,” the statement said. “During this period, we have been able to successfully link them all to one community group or another.”
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