On Friday, May 22, a group of migrants, waiting outside a Lajpat Nagar school for health screening, were sprayed with a disinfectant by an area civic body worker.
However, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation later said it happened by “mistake” as the worker could not handle the pressure of the jetting machine and its officers present at the spot had “apologised” to the public.
A video clip of the incident was circulated on social media. A worker engaged in a sanitation drive can be seen spraying disinfectant on some of the migrant workers present there.
Check out the video:
@karthickselvaa
Shot this in Lajpat Nagar.
Migrants, waiting for a bus home, being sprayed with sanitisers by @OfficialSdmc workers.#coronavirus #MigrantWorkers pic.twitter.com/Lel3Of0l6F— R BALAMUKUNDAN (@rbalamukundan) May 22, 2020
Several migrants had gathered outside the Hemu Kalani Senior Secondary School for screening in Lajpat Nagar-3 before boarding a Shramik Special train.
“Since the school is in a residential colony, there was huge demand from residents for disinfecting the compound and the road. But due to the pressure of the jetting machine, the worker could not manage it for some moments.
“The staff has already been instructed to be more careful and attentive while doing the job in future. The official present at the site apologised to public,” the SDMC said in a statement.
Due to coronavirus lockdown many migrants were left stranded now they and their family have been attempting to reach home, by any means of transportation, while a large number of them have been undertaking the journey on foot.
