In Pics | Delhi's lockdown triggers migrant exodus 2.0

A large number of migrant workers started leaving Delhi for home following the announcement of a week-long lockdown to contain a surge in Covid-19 cases.Many migrants expressed their disappointment on the amount charged by the busses and said that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal should have given some time before announcing lockdown. Here is a look at the new migrants' exodus following the second wave of Covid-19.

Migrant workers arrive at a bus station to board buses to return to their villages after Delhi government ordered a six-day lockdown to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Ghaziabad. Credit: Reuters Photo

A large number of migrant workers thronged bus terminals and railway stations fearing that the six-day lockdown may get extended. Credit : Reuters Photo

Migrant workers stand on top of an overcrowded bus to return to their villages. Credit: Reuters Photo

A migrant worker passes his son through a bus window as they return to their village. Credit: Reuters Photo

States, Odisha among them, have asked their authorities to prepare for the return of the migrant workers after lockdowns in some regions. Credit: Reuters Photo

Migrant workers run after a moving bus to board, as they return to their villages, in Ghaziabad on the outskirts of New Delhi. Credit: Reuters Photo

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