ODIA WORKER RETURNING HOME BY BUS DIES MIDWAY

A 44-year-old Odia migrant worker who was stuck in Surat due to the lockdown and was returning his hometown in Odisha by bus died midway on Saturday.

The deceased was identified as Prakash Chandra Gaud, a resident of Narayanpur village under in Ganjam district.

As per reports, 55 migrant workers from Odisha were returning to the state from Surat after hiring a bus two days back. All the passengers hailed from different places in Ganjam district.

Prakash fell sick and died midway near Chhattisgarh.

While the exact cause behind the death is yet to be ascertained, family of the deceased said that Prakash died due to other health issues.

The Chhattisgarh police intercepted the bus and sent the body for post-mortem.

As per latest reports, his funeral was also conducted in the neighbouring state.

Meanwhile, after a special ‘Shramik’ train carrying migrant labourers from Odisha departed Kerala on Friday, three more trains on Saturday left Kerala and Gujarat bringing more number of stranded people back to the state.

While two trains came from Gujarat, the other one carrying stranded migrants set off for Berhampur in Ganjam district.

After their arrival, all returnees will be sent to quarantine centres for 14 days.

“Total 13 trains are scheduled to run to different parts of the country carrying stranded people, including workers, students and tourists. All trains will run point to point only as per the directives of Union ministry of home affairs. Except three trains, other trains in the list will not have passengers coming to Odisha even if some of them may be passing through the state,” said official sources.