50,000 migrants sent to their home states from Jaipur

JAIPUR: So far, nearly 50,000 migrants have been sent to their home states from Jaipur district and around 15,000 have returned to the district from other states, said an official at the district collectorate.
On Saturday, two shramik special trains left from Jaipur. One left for Bhagalpur in Bihar with 1,600 migrants and the other left for Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh with 1,555 migrants.
“So far, 27,953 migrants have been sent to their home states by shramik special trains from Jaipur. Twenty trains originated from Jaipur and three others took a halt at Jaipur railway station,” said Lok Bandhu, nodal officer (Jaipur) for movement of migrants by trains and CEO Jaipur Smart City Limited.
“We are providing them with food packets that include two meals and water bottles; 2-3 masks, soaps, juice, biscuit packets and chocolates for children. After screening, we send the data to the state concerned informing them that there are no Covid-19 symptoms in the passengers. Roadways buses pick them up from various points in the district and drop them at the station. They are not charged anything for this. At times, food packets are provided to them at the pick-up points,” he added.
The ticket fares that range from Rs 500 to Rs 1,000 each are borne by the Rajasthan government. “The railways raise a demand for every notified and scheduled train, and it is paid by the state government,” said Bandhu.
“A train for West Bengal, scheduled to leave on Saturday, got cancelled due to the cyclone,” he added.
Additional district magistrate - IV Ashok Kumar said, “Nearly 50,000 migrants have left for their home states from Jaipur and around 15,000 of them have come back to Jaipur.” On Saturday, 11 buses carrying nearly 400 migrant workers left for Hathras at Uttar Pradesh border from Kanota shelter camp.