4,603 special camps for migrant labourers in Kerala
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Migrant workers and their family members walk on a highway towards Uttar Pradesh state as they leave to go back to their villages during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown
"Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said that so far 4,603 special camps exclusively for the migrant labourers in the state have been opened.
"In these camps today there are 1,44,145 migrant labourers and we have ensured the supply of masks, soaps and sanitizers. More camps will be opened. We have asked district collectors to see this as their individual responsibility," said Vijayan.
"We have also decided to issue leaflets in Hindi, Oriya and Bengali and also videos which will be played in the camps. Community kitchens will provide food in these camps. Private sector too has come forward to help," said Vijayan.
