Workers wait for food kits from Labour Department in vain

But a programme is held later with limited beneficiaries

Due to the lack of proper information and awareness, hundreds of building and other construction workers waited for hours to get food kits from the Labour Department in Hubballi on Thursday but finally returned empty-handed. Following news about distribution of food kits to workers, hundreds of them started lining up in front of Lamington School here hoping to receive food kits from the Labour Department. According to people who gathered in front of the school, they received information about food kit distribution taking place at the school on Thursday and they arrived early to collect it. As people lined up early in the morning, the police too rushed to the spot to control the crowd and made efforts to ensure adherence to COVID-19 guidelines which, however, did not succeed.