An Odia migrant walked on railway tracks for seven days from Goa to Andhra Pradesh and then pedalled for six days to reach Mohana on Sunday.
According to reports, Maheshwar Sabar of Dengama Colony under Shikulipadar gram panchayatunder Mohana block was working as labourer in Goa. After Covid-19 was imposed nationwide, he was unable to get any work there. He lived for a few days, spending little fund he had. With no option left, he walked on railway tracks for seven days to reach his friend staying in Hyderabad. Listening about his plight, the friend bought a cycle for him.
After a day’s stay there, Maheshwar pedalled all the way from Hyderabad to Mohana.
On the advice of BDO Banshidhar Khosala, he was lodged in a quarantine centre at Luhagudi Adivasi High School. After a 14-day stay, he would go to his family, provided his swab sample is tested negative for the deadly coronavirus.