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MUMBAI: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar urged Railways Minister Piyush Goyal to administer special train services from Mumbai and Pune to transport migrant workers trapped in Maharashtra to their native states after the closure ends on 3 of May.
According to an official statement, in a letter to Goyal, Pawar said that migrant workers, stranded in different parts of Maharashtra, may leave in large numbers to return to their states when train services resume after the closure is lifted.
This can lead to law and order problems (with workers leaving in large numbers), he added.
To avoid this, the Ministry of Railways should operate special trains, he demanded.
Maharashtra’s finance minister said the state government has arranged room and board for migrant workers, who come from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and other states.
He said six and a half lakh workers are currently in shelters provided by the state government.
Pawar also referred to the number of migrant workers who gathered in front of the Bandra train station on April 14, when the national shutdown was to end, but lasted until May 3, and said the incident showed how The workers were desperate to return to their home states. .
“The problem of law and order can be avoided and workers can safely return to their respective home states if the Ministry of Railways provides them with special trains after the closure period ends,” Pawar said in the letter. .
Video: Covid-19: Run special trains for migrants in Maharashtra after closure, appeals Ajit Pawar
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According to an official statement, in a letter to Goyal, Pawar said that migrant workers, stranded in different parts of Maharashtra, may leave in large numbers to return to their states when train services resume after the closure is lifted.
This can lead to law and order problems (with workers leaving in large numbers), he added.
To avoid this, the Ministry of Railways should operate special trains, he demanded.
Maharashtra’s finance minister said the state government has arranged room and board for migrant workers, who come from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and other states.
He said six and a half lakh workers are currently in shelters provided by the state government.
Pawar also referred to the number of migrant workers who gathered in front of the Bandra train station on April 14, when the national shutdown was to end, but lasted until May 3, and said the incident showed how The workers were desperate to return to their home states. .
“The problem of law and order can be avoided and workers can safely return to their respective home states if the Ministry of Railways provides them with special trains after the closure period ends,” Pawar said in the letter. .
Video: Covid-19: Run special trains for migrants in Maharashtra after closure, appeals Ajit Pawar
