67,000 people return by 50 special trains in Bihar

PATNA: Nearly 67,000 migrant workers and other people stranded in 11 states, including Delhi, reached different railway stations in Bihar by 50 Shramik special trains on Wednesday. Over five lakh people have come back by altogether 427 Shramik special trains since May 2 .
Railways is also running at least 15 other special trains to ferry the migrant workers stranded on the Bihar-UP border for several days.
East Central Railway (ECR) chief public relations officer (CPRO) Rajesh Kumar said four trains from Delhi with 5,100 migrant workers and others reached Biharsharif, Hajipur, Banka and Muzaffarpur on Wednesday, while two special trains from Ongole and Namburu in Andhra Pradesh arived at Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga. Two other trains from Lingampalli in Telangana carrying 2560 migrant workers reached Barauni and Gaya in the morning.
Two trains from Chennai and one from Coimbatore reached Barauni, Saharsa and Madhubani, while one special train each from Bengaluru, Belonia in Tripura and Habibganj in Madhaya Pradesh brought about 3,700 passengers to Madhubani, Gaya and Araria. Two more special trains from Dehradun brought 2,300 migrants back to Araria and Khagaria.
Similarly, two trains from Mohali and one from Patiala in Punjab carrying 3,700 migrants reached Purnea, Bettiah and Barauni, while two other special trains from Panipat and Ambala in Haryana arrived at Bhagalpur. Four special trains from Surat, one each from Vapi and Viramgam in Gujarat ferried about 7,300 migrants and other stranded people to Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Danapur, Chhapra and Motihari.
“At least 15 special trains from Uttar Pradesh carrying stranded migrant workers reached Katihar, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Danapur, Raxaul, Biharsharif, Samastipur, Saharsa, Motihari, Gaya and Araria while three special trains from Barauni, Bettiah and Danapur ferried 3,800 migrant workers to different places in Bihar on Wednesday,” the CPRO said, adding five special trains from Maharashtra carrying about 7,300 migrant workers reached Katihar, Kishanganj, Madhubani, Purnea and Muzaffarpur.