In Pics | Covid-19 curbs, fear of lockdown spur another exodus of migrant workers

India is battling the second wave of Covid-19 infection that has forced state governments to put fresh curbs and curfews. Fearing another lockdown, migrant workers and their families in different states have started their journeys back to their homes from the severely affected states.

Migrant workers and people from outside the state can be seen at Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna railway station to board trains to return to their home town fearing further lockdown from Bengaluru. Credit: DH Photo/PUSHKAR V

Migrants in Jalandhar board a train to leave for their home states, amid rise in Covid-19 cases across the country, at Jalandhar City railway station. Credit: PTI Photo

Migrant workers travel in a bus to leave for their home states from Thane, amid surge in Covid-19 cases. Credit: PTI Photo

Migrant workers wait for bus along the Nashik highway to leave for their home states after surge in coronavirus cases, in Thane. Credit: PTI Photo

A group of migrant workers wait under the shade of a tree outside Lokmanya Tilak Terminus railway complex to catch a train back home ahead of the harvest season amidst rising Covid-19 coronavirus cases in Mumbai. Credit: AFP Photo

Migrant workers from Kolkata, in large numbers, wait to board a train amid rise in COVID-19 cases across the country, at Trichy railway junction. Credit: PTI Photo