Desperate and hungry, migrant workers across India are still trying to reach their homes even after 2 months of a nationwide lockdown.

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The Sharmik Special trains operated by the Indian Railways to ferry stranded labourers home are also reportedly running in unhygienic conditions and passengers are facing shortage of food and water.  

Tired and exhausted, these migrant workers are trying to feed themselves in whichever way possible. Recently, a video of migrants picking water bottles from the platform at Deen Dayal Upadhyay railway station in UP went viral on social media.

As the train stopped, passengers rushed towards the platform and started taking water bottles kept on the station.

The video not only sheds light on the plight of migrants, but also shows how the nation is failing them at every point.

Another such incident was reported from Old Delhi Railway Station on Friday, 22nd May. Here migrants gathered around a cart loaded with cartons of chips, biscuits and water. They took whatever they could lay their hands on.

In the absence of railway police, it led to chaos and disorder on the platform.

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As migrants across the country battle hunger and unemployment, it just breaks our hearts to see these videos of desperation.