Archbishop offers four schools to house migrant workers

Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the archbishop of Mumbai, has offered four schools to the Home Guards to set up relief centres and camps. Father Nigel Barett, spokesperson of the Archdiocese of Bombay, said the archbishop offered the schools to Home Guards around five days ago. "Since students will return to the schools, quarantine centres can't be set up. However, they can set up relief camps for migrant workers or prepare food for distribution," he said.

The four schools are St Stanislaus School in Bandra, St Anne's School in Malad, Rosary School in Dockyard Road and St John the Baptist School in Thane. Father Frazer Mascarenhas, manager at St Stanislaus School, said they have been approached by the BMC too. "We have expressed our willingness to help and have offered the space as a refuge or resource centre for migrant workers," Mascarenhas said, adding that they are yet to hear from the BMC or Home Guards.