Indian footballer Bhutia offers shelter to migrant worker

Sports: Indian football icon Bhaichung Bhutia on Monday offered shelter to migrant workers of Sikkim to tackle the ongoing crisis arising out of the 21-day nationwide lockdown in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Migrant workers of unorganised sectors, desperate to return home, have been badly hit after the lockdown was imposed from midnight on Tuesday.

Here is what he said in the facebook/official page:-

If anyone from Sikkim, Darjeeling, Kalimpong and other North Bengal region that are stuck in Tamil Nadu and are in need of basic assistance like food and accommodations, please contact my friends on the phone numbers below. The Alayam Welfare Trust an NGO in Tamil Nadu are actively supporting the people in need. Concerned people kindly reach out to them. You can give my reference when you make the call and if you face any difficulty, you can connect with me on Facebook. Stay safe folks.

Ravindra Banerjee - 98315 79972
P. Prashant - 93848 40307
B.K Raja - 9500244444.