In pictures: The great Indian migration

After several weeks of struggle India's migrant workers begin their long journey home

Published: May 07, 2020 13:38 Nilanjana Javed, Digital Content Editor

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Migrants collect food packets after arriving by a special train at Prayagraj Junction, during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the coronavirus, in Prayagraj. India partly relaxed its lockdown this week. Image Credit: PTI

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Migrants undergo thermal screening before boarding a special train for Azamgarh at a railway station, in Jalandhar. India is running train service for thousands of migrant workers desperate to return home since it imposed a nationwide lockdown to control the spread of the coronavirus. Image Credit: PTI

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Migrant workers being screened before they board a special train for Gonda in Uttar Pradesh, during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Amritsar. Image Credit: PTI

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Migrants from Bhuj undergo thermal screening after arriving by a special train at Prayagraj Railway junction. Image Credit: PTI

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A medic puts a mark on a girl's arm as migrants wait to board busses for Rajasthan at Jhakarkati Bus stand, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Kanpur. Image Credit: PTI

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Migrant laborers and their family members, who arrived from Gujarat state on a train, wave from inside a bus as they prepare to leave for their native villages in their home state of Uttar Pradesh in Prayagraj. Image Credit: AP

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Stranded migrant workers wait to get their names and medical certificates verified to board a train for Madhaya Pradesh at a camp in New Delhi. Image Credit: AFP

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Migrant laborers, who arrived from Gujarat state on a train, rest before processding for their native villages in their home state of Uttar Pradesh in Prayagraj. Image Credit: AP

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An Indian health worker checks the temperature of a man who had been stranded for weeks due to the lockdown to curb the spread of new coronavirus before allowing him to board a bus, in Bangalore. India partly relaxed its lockdown this week. Image Credit: AP

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Migrant laborers from Gujarat state step out of a train after arriving in their home state in Prayagraj. Image Credit: AP

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