Indian Railways has conducted the operation by
running 4,286 Shramik special trains till now.
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New Delhi(Agencies): Fifty-eight
lakh migrant workers stranded across the country have been ferried to their
native places amid the Covid-19 lockdown, Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman Railway
Board told reporters on Saturday.
4,286 shramik special trains carrying over 58 lakh migrants
to their destined places have been operated till now. The demand for these
trains has decreased from 250 to about 137 per day. We operated 56 trains in
the last 2 days: Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman Railway Board
He also said that the demand for these trains has been on a
decline. “The demand for these trains has decreased from 250 to about 137 per
day. We operated 56 trains in the last 2 days,” he stated.
Meanwhile, the central government in an affidavit has stated
that the migrant workers have been provided with food, drinking water,
medicines, clothes, slippers and other essentials free of cost, depending upon
the requirements. In the affidavit, the Centre stated that, along with the
support of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), migrant workers who
were found walking on roads were provided with transportation to the nearest
railway stations.
Indian Railways suspended operations amid the coronavirus
lockdown in March, soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the first
phase of the lockdown on March 25. Shramik Special trains were started from May
1 in Centre’s bid to ferry stranded migrant workers to their native states
during amid the Covid-19 lockdown.
Centre has filed its detailed affidavit in Supreme Court
regarding migrant labourers issue & stated that Centre with the support of
NHAI, facilitated shifting of migrant workers, who were found walking on roads
by providing them requisite transport to nearest railway stations
On May 12, 30 passenger trains to and from the national
capital were also pressed into service followed by another 200 interstate
passenger trains that were started from June 1 in Centre’s plan to resume rail
services across the country in a staggered manner amid the coronavirus crisis.
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