Three Special Shramik Trains departed from Haryana with 4096 migrant labourers and their 139 children, two trains for Bhagalpur in Bihar and one for Tikamgarh in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday.
An official spokesperson said that 1296 migrant labourers and 12 children departed from Ambala railway station, 1400 migrant labourers from Rohtak and 127 children and 1400 migrant labourers from Panipat.
1296 migrant labourers and 12 children from Panchkula and Yamunanagar districts boarded the train for Bhagalpur in Bihar from Ambala. 1400 migrant labourers and 127 children from Rohtak and other districts left Rohtak railway station for Tikamgarh in Madhya Pradesh, the spokesman said.
Similarly 1400 labourers from Sonipat left from Panipat railway station, for Bhagalpur in Bihar by the Special Shramik Train.
The spokesperson said Haryana Government provided tickets free of cost to all these migrant labourers who have left through Special Shramik Trains. Apart from this, masks, water bottles, sanitizers were also provided to all these labourers so that they would not face any kind of difficulty on the way.