Large crowds gathered at the bus station awaiting buses. The central government issued a press statement stating that it had asked state governments to set up immediate relief camps for the migrant workers returning to their native states.[29] On 29 March, the government issued sweeping orders directing that the landlords should not demand rent during the period of the lockdown and that employers should pay wages without deduction. The people that violated the lockdown were to be sent to government-run quarantine facilities for 14 days.[30][31] The Supreme Court of India agreed to hear a petition on behalf of the migrant workers on 30 March.[32]