This story is from May 18, 2020

Migrant workers’ flow continues at UP-Bihar border in Chandauli

Migrant workers’ flow continues at UP-Bihar border in Chandauli
Varanasi: As the officials in Varanasi are taking strict measures to ensure that no migrant worker journeys on foot, especially on highways, the influx of migrant workers at UP-Bihar bordering area at Naubatpur checkpost in Chandauli continues on Sunday too.
Measures initiated by the officials to regulate the vehicular movement helped in avoiding traffic chaos at the border.

When TOI contacted SP Chandauli Hemant Kutiyal on Sunday, he disclosed, “On an average 1,000 migrants are gathering at Naubatpur checkpost per hour. It has been a regular scene for past five days and over 25,000 cross the border everyday to reach their destinations in Bihar and Jharkhand through this checkpost.”
The only change evident in the movement of migrants was that only a few were found moving on foot to reach the border. Divisional commissioner Deepak Agrawal said, “The migrants from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi and other places were reaching this point after passing through districts like Varanasi. In Varanasi it has been ensured that all persons moving on foot or bicycles to reach Naubatpur are stopped at Varanasi-Bhadohi and Varanasi-Jaunpur borders.”
After being provided food packets and water, these migrants are being ferried in buses to Bihar border, he said adding that the Varanasi administration has engaged a large number of UPSRTC buses for this work. A maximum number of migrants are opting Chandauli route to reach Bihar by moving on national highway-2 while few hundreds are also heading towards Jamania in Ghazipur district to enter Bihar via Buxar. The commissioner said that all the migrant people seeking entry in Bihar or Jharkhand are ferried by UPSRTC buses to Naubatpur.

Due to the effective measures of Varanasi administration the movement of migrants moving on foot or bicycles has been stopped between Varanasi and Naubatpur border but the flow of migrants at Bihar border continues to increase, said Kutiyal mentioning how a large number of policemen have been engaged at the border to keep the traffic regulated.
Kutiyal said that excessive load of travellers and vehicles left the Naubatpur checkpost point chocked on Saturday. Commissioner and other officials held a talk with their counterparts in Bihar after which the point for screening of people entering Bihar was shifted few kilometres inside the territory of the neighbouring state. Kutiyal said that hurdles coming in way of the vehicular movement especially of goods carriers had been cleared on Saturday and there was no disruption on Sunday.
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