Daily Shramik trains from Punjab stop today

So far, 17.7 lakh migrants had registered themselves on the Punjab government’s portal to go to different parts of India, out of which 15.4 lakh wanted to go to UP and Bihar only.

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Punjab will stop plying daily Shramik trains from Friday, but may send more on a need basis in the coming days. A total of 375 Shramik special trains from Punjab have carried migrants to their home states so far.

On Thursday, only 10 trains originated from Punjab for UP and Bihar, of which 9 trains left from Ludhiana and one from Ferozepur. So far, over 5.31 lakh people have been sent from Punjab to various other states, primarily UP and Bihar, of which nearly 4.83 lakh have been sent via trains, while 23,006 have been sent via 788 buses, said Rahul Tiwari, nodal officer, State Covid Control Room (SCCR).