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COVID-19 Lockdown : Poor people in distress, Economic Package layer far from problem solution : Delhi model of Rs. 5,000 to each poor person could mitigate Crisis in Tripura
- AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, March 29 (TIWN): Amid massive contributions in Chief Minister’s relief funds, Tripura Govt has failed to announce yet any strong economic package yet which immediately could solve the problems of the poor. On Day-5, the crisis reports across state are coming out as amid ‘lathi-charge’ and ‘corona-virus’ disease fears, poor people are coming out of homes. Till now, Delhi, Kerala models have remained best for India with Delhi CM announced Rs. 5,000 allocation on immediate base with 2 times meals to each Delhi people. From rickshaw driver to milk sellers, all are coming out of home amid risks but no profit are seen. On being asked by media, maximum poor people said, no cash yet came to them and also various facilities which were promised yet to be started. Thus, it has become impossible for poor to spend days who live by daily wages, just like on Saturday TIWN reported how Goyala Basti people and animals are starving in lockdown. Opposition alleged, it is happening because Govt of India had no preparedness to fight COVID along with fighting the poverty of India.
  
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24 persons died in India in Coronavirus Outbreak : One more died after walked 200 kilometers from Delhi to Madhya Pradesh amid Lockdown
- AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, March 29 (TIWN): The coronavirus pandemic which has claimed over 26,000 lives and infected at least 5,75,000 people across 201 countries, according to the WHO has killed 24 persons in India, infecting over 987 persons total. Fresh reports say, in India, Covid-19 has claimed 24 lives and infected as many as 987 people, according to data from the Health Ministry and State governments. Of this, over 880 cases are active. The coronavirus has claimed over 26,000 lives and infected at least 5,75,000 people across 201 countries, according to the WHO. The outbreak has been particularly grim in the U.S., Italy and Spain, apart from China, where it originated in December 2019. A 39-year-old man, who had walked almost 200 kilometers from Delhi to reach his home in Morena in Madhya Pradesh, collapsed and died in Agra on Saturday. The man, identified as Ranveer Singh, worked as home delivery boy for a private restaurant in the national capital.
  
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Northeast battles COVID-19 : Tripura writes to Union Food and Consumer Affairs to urgently sanction allocation of rice and transport fuel and cooking gas
- GUWAHATI / AGARTALA, March 28 (TIWN): The northeastern states battled with issues of curbing the novel coronavirus pandemic while maintaining a non-stop supply of essentials, vegetables and medical necessities, all for which the region is largely reliant on the rest of India. Because of its central location, food grains and vital essential commodities first reach Assam by train or by road before being ferried to the neighbouring six states - Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh. An official of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said that even though they are operating their freight trains as much as possible in the northeast but there are problems of loading and unloading of various commodities and cargos as the availability of workers become a difficulty in view of the lockdown and maintaining of social distancing to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
  
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Over 4,000 Cooked Food Packets distribution among homeless, poor, daily workers in Urban Bodies amid Lockdown : AMC proposed Free Ration Distribution among immigrant Workers
AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, March 29 (TIWN): Urban Development Dept Director, AMC Commissioner Sailesh Yadav on Sunday while interacting media said, “Total 4,082 food packets have been distributed across state’s urban areas on yesterday and the number likely to be increased. In Ranir Bazar rations are given for 7 days and in similar ways various projects are going on, but survey found that 1200 people are there who are actually immigrants from Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand like states. They are not getting any work and thus possibility of starvation are high there but I think if we serve them dry foods then they can cook. If Govt permits, we will start it from tomorrow”. He further said, “In Airport terminal construction over 500 workers are left workless. Now we are giving them cooked food but dry food will be better for them which they can cook by themselves”. Workers from West Bengal who are maximum hawkers by profession came to Tripura, stuck in nationwide lockdown, starving now. Today a complaint was given to local Amtali Police station. Getting informed, local police rushed to them and helped them with rice items. The workers broke down in tears as they are starving, alone here, leaving family far.