This story is from May 18, 2020

Over 2,800 migrant workers head for North India in spl trains

Over 2,800 migrant workers head for North India in spl trains
Mysuru/Hassan: Over 2,800 migrant workers left for their hometowns in North India from Mysuru and Hassan on Sunday.
A total 1,391 migrant workers, who were working in various parts of Karnataka, left for Gorakhpur from the Ashokapuram railway station in Mysuru. The district administration is providing lunch for the migrant workers. The train will reach Gorakhpur at 6am on Tuesday.
The migrant workers from the neighbouring districts of Kodagu, Hassan and Chamarajanagar underwent the mandatory health check-up organised by the district administration, prior to boarding the train.
As per protocol, the railway healthcare workers allowed the passengers into the fully sanitised train, after recording their body temperatures.
Two more Shramik Special trains are planned from Ashokapuram railway station, to take home migrant workers from Bihar.
Around 1,500 North Indian migrants stranded in Hassan district since the Covid-19 lockdown, boarded the Katihar bound Shramik Special train at Hassan Junction on Sunday evening. The train comprises 22 coaches, including 18 sleeper class coaches. According to the district administration, nearly 1,000 of the migrant workers were employed in Hassan. All the passengers were screened by the district health department officials, and were issued certificates indicating good health.
This train is scheduled to reach Katihar in the eastern part of Bihar, at 7.40 am on Tuesday.
“The stranded migrants will be made to board the Shramik train at 5 pm. Arrangements are being made to provide packed lunch and dinner to all the passengers", said deputy commissioner R Girish.
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