‘Shramik’ train runs with 73% occupancy

Chandigarh, May 23

A total of 1,179 passengers boarded ‘Shramik’ special train, which departed at 2.10 pm for Gaya in Bihar and Dhanbad in Jharkhand today.

On Friday, the UT Administration had called 3,403 migrants on their mobile phones, of which, only 1,602 gave their consent and a considerable number (1,801) of them did not turn up to board the train. Capacity of the train was 1,600 thus more than 400 seats remained vacant. The train had 73 per cent occupancy. The Administration said after opening of industrial and commercial units, numerous migrants are not interested to return to their respective states. On Sunday, a special train will leave at 2pm for Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh.

1,600 leave for Bihar

A total of 1,600 migrants left for Bhagalpur, Bihar, from the Mohali railway station today. As many as 1,625 homoeopathy tablets of ‘Arsenicum Album 30’ were distributed among the migrants and staff on duty. — TNS