<span style="color: #222222;">National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has issued notice to Maharashtra government over mowing down of 16 migrant workers by a goods train in Aurangabad.<br />'' <br />'' Talking suo motu cognizance of media reports, the Commission has directed State Chief Secretary and the District Magistrate of Aurangabad to  submit a detailed report, within four weeks into the incident.<br />'' <br />'' The NHRC said the report should also include details of the steps taken by the State and the district authorities to provide food, shelter and other basic amenities to the poor people, especially the migrant labourers.  <br />'' <br />'' The details of the relief and rehabilitation provided to the victim labourers and their dependents along with status of the medical treatment provided to the injured is also required to be given in the report.<br />'' <br />'' The Commission noted that the poor labourers, who were already facing many hardships amid countrywide lockdown, were forced to walk on foot for a very long distance due to non-availability of any mode of transport and lost their lives due to apparent negligence by the district administration.<br />'' <br />''<br />''It added that, had some arrangements been made for their shelter or halt during their tiring journey, the painful tragedy could be averted.</span>