The Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday wrote to the Maharashtra government requesting assistance for the return of nearly 4.5 lakh migrant workers stuck in different parts of the State. The Maharashtra government has put its disaster management teams on alert in case arrangements have to be made but is yet to take a final call on how the return journey will be facilitated, officials said.
“We are in possession of a request only from M.P. so far, and have forwarded the proposal to the Chief Minister for a final call. The modalities of transportation have to be worked out without room for any chaos,” said an official from the Chief Minister’s Office. They said that Madhya Pradesh had also attached a list of stranded workers.
Earlier, reports suggested that the M.P. government could allow family members to fetch their near and dear ones from across the border.
Maharashtra is also working on a plan to allow workers hailing from other States to return home using their own conveyance or those provided by their respective State governments.
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