A group of 50 students was helped by the state government which arranged for two ST (state transport) buses to take them to their homes in the interiors of the state on Wednesday. The students were living in three hostels in Worli, an area with the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the city.

The three hostels in the BDD chawl's building no. 116 and 118 are run by the government's Social Welfare Department. mid-day had reported about how the students were struggling to go home. They were constantly trying to get in touch with different authorities to find a resolution, while students' organisation, Chatrabharati was helping them. Their struggle finally came to an end as the ST buses were arranged.