A general scene at New Delhi Railway Station as migrants leave the city in Delhi on Sunday, April 4, 2026. | Photo credit: Shrimansi Kaushik
Hundreds of migrants can be seen at the New Delhi railway station returning from Delhi to their native places in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh due to supply delays and higher black market prices of LPG cylinders. While some are planning to return to Delhi in the hope that the situation will normalize within a few weeks, others are relying on the security provided by the village through alternative measures.
Anju Kumari, a resident of Kapashera in Delhi and a native of Patna, said it has been 15 days since she switched to cooking with firewood after her husband lost his job when the food stall he worked at closed down. “Our landlord allowed us to use firewood, unlike many of our friends and relatives. But if there is no work, why would we linger?” she said.
Published – 05 Apr 2026 19:53 IST
