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A special Shramik train departs from LTT in Mumbai (file photo)
NEW DELHI: Three out of four Shramik Special trains The transport of stranded migrants has moved people to Uttar Pradesh, mainly to the eastern parts, and Bihar revealing the extent of migration from these two states of the heart of Hindi. Uttar Pradesh it has received 44% of these trains, while more than 30% of these trains reached Bihar.
Indian railways had operated 366 of these trains as of Sunday afternoon and 287 of them had reached their destinations, the railway ministry said. MP, Odisha, and Jharkhand were the other three states that received more trains compared to other states.
Meanwhile, minister of railways Piyush Goyal has said they were ready to run up to 300 trains a day as it called on states to grant permission to transport abandoned migrant workers, students and tourists so that all stranded migrants can return to their homes in 3- 4 days.
Goyal’s request comes a day after a political battle began between the center and the West Bengal government after the Union’s interior minister Amit Shah wrote to the prime minister Mamata Banerjee to allow trains carrying migrant workers to reach the state.
The railway ministry said a maximum of 127 trains out of 287 ended in Uttar Pradesh, followed by 87 in Bihar. Madhya Pradesh It received 24 trains, Odisha (20) and Jharkhand (16). Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh each received one train, while Maharashtra received three trains. Rajasthan had received four trains and Telangana and West Bengal had received two trains each.
In these trains, a maximum of 1,200 passengers can travel observing social distancing. These trains will continue to operate even after the partial resumption of services.
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