22,000 reach home by 14 special trains

PATNA: At least 22,000 migrant workers returned to different places in Bihar by 14 Shramik special trains on Monday. Since May 2, the railways has brought back nearly 19.5 lakh people to the state by 1,497 trains.

East Central Railway (ECR) chief public relations officer (CPRO) Rajesh Kumar said special trains from Chennai, Tiruvallur and Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu reached Darbhanga, Madhubani and Motihari.

“Approximately 3,000 migrant workers came back to Bhagalpur and Darbhanga by two trains from Bengaluru. Another 3,100 people reached Muzaffarpur and Patna from Bandel and Kolkata in West Bengal. While two Shramik special trains from Madgaon in Goa reached Araria and Banka, trains from Delhi returned to Bhagalpur and Purnea on Monday,” the CPRO said and added that one special train from Ludhiana reached Madhepura.

Few Shramik special trains ferried stranded migrants from the Uttar Pradesh-Bihar border to various places in north Bihar.