Railways cleared 800 trains for UP and 115 trains for Bengal
Indian Railways Special Trains, Ticket Booking Online: The government of Uttar Pradesh has allowed 800 more Shramik special trains for migrant laborers to come to their states. For this, the railway has also given approval. At the same time, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee has approved only 19 trains so far.
Around 18.5 lakh migrants arrived home by train
1,414 laborers special trains were run
Mamta gave the green signal to only 19 trains
Indian Railways has gained momentum in the process of getting people to their place. According to the railway, 1,414 workers have run special trains since May 1. This has brought about 18.5 lakh migrants to their homes. Most of these trains have run from Gujarat and Maharashtra. Railways said that about 116 trains are in the process of being run. According to information received from the railway, 496 trains were run from Gujarat and 17 more are in the process of being run.
266 trains were run from Maharashtra and 37 more are in the process of being run. 188 trains were run from Punjab, 89 from Karnataka, 61 from Tamil Nadu, 58 from Telangana, 54 from Rajasthan, 41 from Haryana and 38 from Uttar Pradesh. In Uttar Pradesh, maximum 641 trains have reached their destination and 73 trains are on the way. 310 trains have reached the destination in Bihar and 53 are on the way.
There was a discussion with the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh @mYogiAdityanath ji about the migrant laborers and I am happy that they approved to double the number of Shramik Special trains for the state.
He is very serious about taking migrant workers of the state to home safely.
Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh government has allowed 800 more laborers special trains to come to their states for migrant laborers. For this, the railway has also given approval. At the same time, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee has approved only 19 trains so far. Mamta said, ‘We will try to arrange 115 more trains in a few days. The state government will pay the train fare.
Banerjee said to assure the migrant workers of the state, “Around 2.5 to 3 lakh migrants have already returned to Bengal.” Be patient. Do not politicize this problem. I request all the states to take care of our people. We want to bring everyone back but cannot bring everyone back in 1 day. We have a plan, we will execute it. We will demand 115 more trains within the next 2-3 days. ‘
He told that the Bengal government has demanded a total of 235 trains from the center. Mamta said, ’16 trains have reached Bengal.’
Here, the ‘Amfan’ cyclone originating from the Bay of Bengal has raised concerns. There are alerts in about 8 states. In view of the danger, the AC special train has been changed in the route of many workers special trains. At the same time, a large number of Shramik special trains have been canceled. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that the operations of trains have been postponed due to the Amfan cyclone in Odisha.
According to ANI news agency, Railways said that Bihar is not allowing more than 50 trains per day, whereas the requirement is 200 trains per day. Other states have approved very few trains, such as Chhattisgarh only 19 trains, Rajasthan only 33 trains and Jharkhand only 72 trains.
He said that Odisha has suspended trains in coastal areas due to the cyclone and no trains are going to Ganjam district.
Importantly, the process of running Shramik special trains involves the acceptance of states of origin (from where to walk) and destination (where to reach). If a train has to travel from Gujarat to West Bengal, both the states will have to give their approval.
The railway is running special trains after allowing the movement of stranded civilians, including migrants laborers, laborers, students, tourists, to take off between lockdowns.
