Vinod KUMAR, Department of Geography, Sakshi Malik Govt. College for Girls, Mokhra., India
Nitin ., Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. (INDIA), India
Covid-19 Pandemic has brought many and diverse challenges to human society, among these
challenges issues about safety, security, and wellness of migrants were at the forefront. As many
countries including India, adopted lockdowns as a potent instrument to curb the spread of the
infectious virus, the impact of lockdowns on migrants was also most visible in all parts of the
country. In India, millions of migrants migrate to different areas of the country, including in
Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Haryana to earn their and their families livelihood. Due to uncertainties
caused by unforeseen economic lockdown migrants and their families had to suffer a lot. In this
paper, an attempt has been made to understand the nature of the suffering of migrants, their
families during the period of uncertainties and sufferings.
In this paper, Rohtak an emerging city of NCR- Haryana has been taken as the study area. As
Rohtak has emerged as a very important site for migrants, industrial and agricultural labourers
from different parts of the country have always preferred Rohtak as it has the potential to provide
year-round employment. The present study is based on data collected from interviews of the head
of the labourers’ family who were present in the study area just before lockdown. And their
interviews were conducted once they are back after lockdowns were over. In this paper, an attempt
has been made to understand the qualitative aspects of their life rather than dealing with issues
quantitatively.
Mots clés : Lockdowns|Food crisis|Migration|Mobility
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