With Karnataka going into lockdown, people return to Tamil Nadu by foot
The Hindu
T.N. natives employed in Karnataka began retuning across the State border; transport options were limited and passengers complained of being over-charged
The inter-State border at Zuzuvadi here has started to see a trickle of people walking in with their belongings, with only a few hours left for the total State government. Two young women hailing from Tirupathur, and employed in an IT firm in Whitefield decided to return home instead of spending money on their PG accommodation. “We have been working from home for the last one week. But with the lockdown, we will have to continue to work from home. It made sense to go home to our parents, than stay in Bengaluru and spend for food and accommodation,” said one of them, Shanti. However, fearing a rush out of Bengaluru, they packed their luggage and found a bus from Whitefield to Athibelle. With only a few buses into Tamil Nadu, and the last round of buses plying out of Karnataka into Tamil Nadu subjected to COVID-19 guidelines of limited passengers, the two women had to walk a few kilometres from Athibelle into Tamil Nadu.
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