<p class="title"> Five migrant labourers from Uttar Pradesh employed by a granite contractor in Bengaluru bought five new bicycles only to reach their native place.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They set out from Bengaluru to reach their destination, about 1,200 kilometres away from Bengaluru, on May 7.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Sunday, they halted for a while for some rest at Santhpur on Bidar-Nanded highway. They had already covered a distance of 700 kilometres by then.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-live-updates-total-cases-deaths-covid-19-tracker-worldometer-update-lockdown-30-latest-news-835374.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p class="bodytext">They told <span class="italic">DH</span> that they were forced to purchase new bicycles to reach their native place due to non-availability of transport.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to them, even after the lockdown was imposed they worked for</p>.<p class="bodytext">15 days and then the work was halted. They considered it better to reach their native than staying back in Bengaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They termed it a difficult task to cover the distance of 1,200 kilometres on bicycles.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They requested many truck drivers on the highway to ferry them, but none of the drivers responded. On their way, people offered them food, besides showing affection, they said.</p>
<p class="title"> Five migrant labourers from Uttar Pradesh employed by a granite contractor in Bengaluru bought five new bicycles only to reach their native place.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They set out from Bengaluru to reach their destination, about 1,200 kilometres away from Bengaluru, on May 7.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Sunday, they halted for a while for some rest at Santhpur on Bidar-Nanded highway. They had already covered a distance of 700 kilometres by then.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-live-updates-total-cases-deaths-covid-19-tracker-worldometer-update-lockdown-30-latest-news-835374.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p class="bodytext">They told <span class="italic">DH</span> that they were forced to purchase new bicycles to reach their native place due to non-availability of transport.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to them, even after the lockdown was imposed they worked for</p>.<p class="bodytext">15 days and then the work was halted. They considered it better to reach their native than staying back in Bengaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They termed it a difficult task to cover the distance of 1,200 kilometres on bicycles.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They requested many truck drivers on the highway to ferry them, but none of the drivers responded. On their way, people offered them food, besides showing affection, they said.</p>