Migrant workers block section of highway near Maha-mp border
Tiruchirappalli, Titlagarh, Barauni, Khandwa, Jagannathpur, Khurda Road, Prayagraj, Chhapra, Balia, Gaya, Purnia, Varanasi, Darbhanga, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Jaunpur, Hatia, Basti, Katihar, Danapur, Muzzaffarpur, Saharsa etc.
A proper screening of the passengers is carried out before they board the trains. During the journey, the passengers are given free meals and water.
From Monday, these
“Shramik Special” trains started carrying around 1,700 passengers each, instead of the earlier 1,200, to ferry as many workers home as possible.
While initially these trains had no stoppages, the railways announced on Monday that up to three stoppages in the destination states will be allowed. The decision was taken after several state governments made a request in this regard, officials said.
BARWANI
(MP): Hundreds of migrant workers on Tuesday briefly blocked a section of the Mumbai-agra national highway here on the Madhya Pradesh-maharashtra border alleging mismanagement by authorities in arranging transport.
A senior official said the government has arranged buses to shift migrants who are arriving in the inter-state border town from Maharashtra and other areas.
While a bulk of these migrants are on their way to their home states in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, many belonged to various districts in Madhya Pradesh.
Eye-witnesses said a large number of vehicles queued up on both sides of the road due to the blockade in afternoon, which was cleared later.