Indian govt exempts agriculture-farming, allied activities from Covid-19 lockdown

Migrant workers trying to board a crowded bus as they return to their villages, during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of the coronavirus outbreak, in Ghaziabad, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, on Sunday (March 29). - Reuters

NEW DELHI: Indian government has exempted agriculture-farming and allied activities from the ongoing lockdown imposed in the wake of Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.

"Government has granted relaxation in the nationwide lockdown for activities related to agriculture-farming and allied activities with a view to address problems being faced by the farming community. This will also ensure uninterrupted harvesting of crops," reads a statement issued by the federal ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare.