Nearly three lakh families, including those of migrant labourers, in Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation won't have to struggle for their daily meals during the lockdown, MLA Hitendra Thakur has assured, with his plan to provide basic rations to them.

Hitendra has announced that he would provide packets of basic essential groceries like dal, rice, oil and spices, to families free of cost until the lockdown ends. On Saturday, the Thakur clan met the district administration to discuss the crisis several lakh families in the region are facing due to the restrictions imposed to tackle the deadly Coronavirus.