NEW DELHI, March 28 -- The Noida administration passed an order on Saturday, asking landlords to collect rent from their worker-tenants only after a month, amid reports of migrants undertaking the journey to reach their native places on foot during the 21-day nationwide lockdown. Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate (DM) B N Singh said the order comes into effect immediately.
In his order, the DM said it had come to light that in the present situation of a complete lockdown, several landlords were forcing migrant workers to pay the house rent, leaving them with no other choice but to vacate the place.
'Such migrant labourers and workers are forced to come down on roads and go to their hometowns and villages on foot, which increases the ...