2 trains with 2,400 students leave for Bihar from Kota

Jaipur: The state government on Thursday sent two trains to Bihar from Kota carrying 2,400 students. “We sent a train from Kota to Saharsa (Bihar) and another from Kota to Arrah (Bihar) carrying 1,200 students each train,” transport commissioner Ravi Jain said.

Since movement of trains was allowed by the Centre, the state government so far has sent almost a dozen trains to various parts of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh.

Amid the decision of the state to ban the entry of Rajasthani migrants and movement of labourers within the districts, the state government clarified that they will re-think and chalk out the modalities to see if they can accept the arrival of migrant workers from Rajasthan coming by trains.

“Whatever trains we have planned might run from Friday onwards. However, we will not accept other trains to Rajasthan for the time being,” said a senior officer of the transport department. Chief secretary DB Gupta asked all collectors, SPs and SDMs to ensure that nobody enters or leaves the state. Senior officers have been asked not to issue passes to people willing to go out except for medical emergencies or other valid reasons. tnn