New Delhi: Over 2.10 lakh stranded passengers travelled back to their home states in 145 Shramik Special trains on May 14 alone.
On the first day of their mission, on Labour Day (May 1), the Ministry of Railways had operated just four trains to transport 5000 migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and others stranded in different places due to the coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown.
A total of 12 lakh people have travelled by these special trains in a fortnight so far.
The Railways, operating these trains only as per the needs of different states, have the capacity to operate 300 trains and transport 4 lakh people daily.
The services of these special trains have so far been availed by Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
Bhubaneswar/Puri: Amid concerns over delay in carrying out Ratna Bhandar's repair work even after the…
Imphal: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken charge of probing three key cases related…
New Delhi: The once elusive Aamir Khan has become more visible in the past few…
Bhubaneswar: Vigilance officials on Monday unearthed huge assets including two palatial buildings, four plots and…
Bhubaneswar: The 10th National Children’s Literary Festival 2024 at KIIT International School began on a…
Bhubaneswar: Dr Achyuta Samanta, the Founder of KIIT and KISS, has been conferred the prestigious…
Sambalpur: In a tragic incident, three elephants died reportedly due to electrocution after coming in…
New Delhi: Amid reports that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seriously ill, the Iranian supreme leader…