The first ‘shramik’ train carrying migrant labourers from Chandigarh left for Gonda in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday evening.
“A special train with 1188 stranded passengers left for UP from Chandigarh at 6 pm on Sunday. More trains will leave from May 11 to take stranded passengers to their hometowns,” Manoj Parida, Adviser to UT Administrator informed. “Adequate arrangements related to food and other have been made for the passengers,” he added.
From May 11 onwards, trains carrying migrants will be leaving for Bihar from the city.
As per the schedule prepared by Railways, a train carrying 1188 passengers will leave from Chandigarh to Kishanganj in Bihar on May 11. Another train will leave from the city to Bhagalpur (Bihar) on May 12, Purnea on May 13, Sitamarhi on May 14, Madhubani on May 15, Saharsa on May 16 and Barauni (Begusarai district) on May 17.
All trains will accommodate 1188 passengers.
More than 35000 migrant workers from the city had got themselves registered with the UT Administration to return to their native states.
Meanwhile, Cabinet Secretary while reviewing situation in Chandigarh on Sunday directed the Administration to make adequate arrangements for the return of migrant labourers and make them aware about the protocol to be followed regarding the containment of COVID-19.