'To avoid any potential spread of Covid-19, migrants should travel in phases using the cluster-based approach,' the officers said in a paper titled 'Facilitating Migrants Travel' New Delhi: To help stranded migrant labourers reach their home state, officials from the railway ministry have suggested starting free-of-cost special trains, taking into account safety and social distancing practices.
The numbers of such trains could be around 5,000-10,000, depending on the number of such workers that are keen to travel. In a paper titled 'Facilitating Migrants Travel', some officers from the railway ministry have suggested that migrant workers should be allowed to move even before travel restrictions are lifted.