Migrant inflow continues in east UP dists

Varanasi: Despite reduced frequency of Shramik Express trains in comparison to past three-four days, the high inflow of migrants continued in east UP districts on Sunday also.
Number of trains arriving at Varanasi and other neighbouring districts reduced but pressure at DDU junction in Chandauli continued like Saturday.
When TOI tried to take stock of the arrival of migrants from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Delhi and other states, the east central railway’s divisional railway manager (Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya division) Pankaj Saxena said, “We had to ensure movement of 112 trains including 60 Shramik Express trains, which came with migrants from different states on Saturday.Of them six reached at DDU junction while other passed through it. Similar figures were recorded on Sunday.”
The trains arriving or passing through DDU junction brought over 15,000 migrants on Saturday and again on Sunday, said Saxena. Regarding incidents like bid of looting water bottles by some migrants at DDU junction, he said, “We are ensuring distribution of 45,000 bottles of water and 30,000 food packets with the help of volunteers of scouts and guides. Despite all these efforts passengers coming from some trains are creating problem, which is unfortunate.”
The inflow of trains was low in Varanasi as only one Shramik Express arrived here on Sunday while 12 passed through it, disclosed additional DRM Varanasi division of northern railway Ravi Chaturvedi. ADM City Varanasi VK Singh said that in comparison to very high frequency of Shramik Express trains and massive load of migrants witnessed in past five days the load was comparatively very low on Sunday.
The arrival of Shramik Express mainly from Gujarat and Punjab, which terminated at Ghazipur, Mau, Ballia and other railway stations of North Eastern Railway continued.
The officials said that on the demand of the officials of local administration many trains are also being originated from DDU junction, Varanasi junction and stations of NER to take the migrants reaching from other states, up to their destinations.