As India tries to cope with the extension of the lockdown, we are bombarded with news about the same everyday—sometimes good, sometimes bad and sometimes, heart-breaking stories of human struggle. Recently, a video, which will string at everyone’s heart, went viral. In the video, a homeless man was seen scooping milk with his hands into a small earthen pot, just metres away from a pack of stray dogs feeding on the same milk.
The video, which was shared by an NDTV journalist, was recorded in Agra’s Ram Bagh Chauraha. The milk was spilt on the road when a large milk container overturned.
As India tries to cope with the extension of the lockdown, we are bombarded with news about the same everyday—sometimes good, sometimes bad and sometimes, heart-breaking stories of human struggle. Recently, a video, which will string at everyone’s heart, went viral. In the video, a homeless man was seen scooping milk with his hands into a small earthen pot, just metres away from a pack of stray dogs feeding on the same milk.
The video, which was shared by an NDTV journalist, was recorded in Agra’s Ram Bagh Chauraha. The milk was spilt on the road when a large milk container overturned.
The lockdown has affected different sections of people in several ways. It has especially brought to fore miseries of lakhs of migrant workers. This workers, started their journey on foot from several urban centres to their villages hundreds of kilometres away, because of no transport. The lockdown has also affected the overall economy and livelihoods of lakhs of people which triggered severe concerns.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended the nationwide lockdown for another 19 days till May 3. He also proposed certain relaxations after April 20 in places with no hotspots as also which have less likelihood to turn into a hotspot.
In a 25-minute televised address on the last day of the ongoing three-week lockdown, he said extensive guidelines on the second phase of the lockdown will be issued on Wednesday, asserting that his biggest priority is to save lives and minimise the hardships being faced by daily wagers and farmers.