42,000 people reach Bihar

PATNA: Altogether 35 Shramik special trains, carrying nearly 42,000 migrant workers, students and other stranded persons reached different places in Bihar from 11 states, including Delhi, on Monday.
The East Central Railway (ECR) has received 305 Shramik special trains in Bihar alone since May 2 and brought back about 3.66 lakh migrant workers and others stranded to the state so far.ECR chief public relations officer (CPRO) Rajesh Kumar said, “Four special trains from Dadri, two each from Jalalpur and Karamnasa and one from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh reached Jamui, Araria, Samastipur, Khagaria, Supaul and Purnea, carrying about 11,000 migrant workers and others. Besides, three Shramik special trains from Delhi carrying nearly 3,700 migrant workers, students and others stranded reached Darbhanga , Bhagalpur and Muzaffarpur.”
Shramik special train from Jirania in Tripura, Lingampalli and Ghatkesar in Telangana reached Sitamarhi and Darbhanga with migrant workers on Monday, while two other special trains from Malur and Bellari in Karnataka carrying about 2,470 migrant workers and other stranded people reached Araria and Saharsa. Two special trains from Pune and one from Ratnagiri in Maharashtra reached Katihar, Bettiah and Barauni with about 3,700 migrant workers and others.
Three shramik special trains, carrying about 3,600 migrant workers from Tuticorin, Villupuram and Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu reached Muzaffarpur and Barauni, while one special train from Alwar in Rajasthan reached Chhapra with mostly migrant workers. Similarly, two special trains from Viramgam and Surat in Gujarat reached Danapur carrying about 2,500 migrant workers and other stranded people.
Two other special trains from Surat and one from Anjar in Gujarat reached Katihar, Siwan and Gaya with about 3,760 migrant workers and others, while two special trains from Ludhiana and one from Chandigarh in Punjab reached Katihar, Gaya and Barauni carrying about 3,700 migrant workers. Two special trains from Gurgaon and one from Panipat in Haryana reached Madhubani, Muzaffarpur and Araria with migrant workers.
Railways also ran a special train from Danapur to Madhubani to facilitate about 1400 migrant workers, who had come from Jamnagar in Gujarat late Sunday evening by Shramik special train on Sunday night. Besides, railways has also granted permission for stoppage of special New Delhi–Dibrugarh Express (02423/02424) at Patliputra Junction instead of Danapur from May 19 onwards.