This story is from May 31, 2020

48,000 reach Bihar by 32 trains

48,000 reach Bihar by 32 trains
Women from Mizoram at the Patna Junction on Saturday
PATNA: Altogether 48,000 people returned from Gujarat and 10 other states to different places in Bihar under the jurisdiction of the East Central Railway (ECR) by 32 Shramik special trains on Saturday.
Around 18 lakh migrant workers and others have been brought back to the state by 1,500 trains since May 2.
ECR chief public relations officer (CPRO) Rajesh Kumar said special trains from Erode, Tiruppur, Egmore, Tiruvallur, Chennai and Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu reached Barauni, Hajipur, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Biharsharif, Madhubani and Jehanabad with about 12,000 people.

“Carrying 3,000 passengers, trains from Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh and Jirania in Tripura reached Bettiah and Gaya,” the CPRO added.
While special trains from Rohtak, Panipat, Faridabad and Ambala in Haryana returned to Katihar, Bhagalpur, Araria, Purnea and Biharsharif, one from Ludhiana reached Saharsa with migrant workers.
“Two special trains from Delhi, carrying about 3,100 migrant workers, reached Purnea,” Kumar said, adding that the district administration and railway officials made sure that they were screened properly on their arrival.

Approximately 3,200 people reached Motihari and Patna from Vapi and Morvi in Gujarat, while 1,400 came back to Patna from Kalyan in Maharashtra. Two Shramik special trains from Jalalpur in Uttar Pradesh reached Katihar and Saharsa with 3,000 passengers.
Besides, 16 other trains ferried 20,000 migrant workers to different places under Samastipur and Sonepur divisions of the ECR.
Meanwhile, Danapur senior divisional commercial manager Adhar Raj told this newspaper that the commercial wing of the division was collecting feedback from the migrant workers and others travellers about the arrangements made for them during the journey.
Danapur divisional railway manager (DRM) Sunil Kumar has issued an advisory that no migrant worker should go hungry.
“A special care team has been formed to address problems of migrant workers on the spot,” the DRM said.
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