New Delhi: In next ten days, 36 lakh migrants will be travelling on the Shramik Special trains, said Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman, Railway Board at a press conference on Saturday.
Yadav said states are requested to forth their needs on ferrying the migrants during the lockdown necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic.
These special trains have been operating since 1 May to ferry the stranded migrants in various parts of the country. "On an average, 260 Shramik Special trains operated every day for last 4 days, carrying 3 lakh passengers daily," said Yadav while adding that 80% of the train journeys have been undertaken by the migrant labourers of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.