A man and a pack of stray dogs are seen in a scramble for milk spilt on a road in Agra in stomach-churning visuals that speak volumes on the desperation of India’s poorest during the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
The image is from Monday morning on Agra’s Ram Bagh Chauraha when a large milk container overturned, sending a stream of milk down the road, just 6 km from the Taj Mahal. NDTV’s Kamal Khan tweeted the heartbreaking video.
A pack of dogs was joined by a man who is seen trying to scoop up as much of it as he could in a small earthen pot.
The 21-day day lockdown announced by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month, that is widely expected to be extended once it ends on Tuesday, has pushed hundreds of thousands of people across India into poverty and hunger.
