Over 5,900 migrants arrive in East UP from various states

Varanasi: Shramik special trains continued to bring stranded migrant workers from various states to cities of East UP on Saturday. Over 5,900 migrant workers were brought to Varanasi, Chandauli, Jaunpur and Ballia on Saturday.
A train from Rajkot (Gujarat) reached DDU Junction in Chandauli district with 1,079 workers. Two special trains from Hyderabad and Surat reached Varanasi railway station with 2,453 migrant workers.As many as 1,200 migrant workers from Rajkot were brought to Ballia railway station. A special train from Patiala (Punjab) reached Jaunpur with 1,200 migrant workers.
State buses were arranged at all the four railway stations to ferry all the returning migrant workers to their native districts. All passengers underwent thermal screening and their details were noted down before they boarded the buses. They were also provided with food packets and water bottles at all railway stations on their arrival.