Maligaon, May 24 (MExN): The Shramik Special Trains which started operations from various locations of the country from May 1 onward has transported 2,25,000 stranded people in the NFR region.
A press release from the NFR informed that passengers were given free meals, water, and necessary medical help by railways as and when required during the journey.
Passengers of Shramik Special Trains are mainly students and migrant labours with their family members. Out of 170 trains, 22 trains arrived in various NE states like Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and Assam till May 23 with about 30,000 stranded people of all NE states including Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, and Nagaland.
Another 23-24 trains will be arriving in the coming days in these states with stranded people. While 145trains arrived in Bihar areas under NFR till May 23, three trains arrived in North Bengal under NFR.
Moreover, few Shramik Special trains also left from Northeast with stranded persons to states like Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Goa and Karnataka. More such trains will run in the coming days.
