Over 1K migrants take train home

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Updated At : 11:53 AM May 09, 2020 IST

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Ambala, May 8

As many as 1,316 stranded migrants left for their homes in Bihar on the second Shramik Express special train that chugged off from here on Friday.

The train will take the passengers to Bhagalpur in Bihar from where they will be ferried further in buses to their native districts of Khagaria, Munger, West Champaran and Begusarai.

All the migrants were medically screened before being allowed to board the train from platform number 3 at Ambala Cantonment railway station. Besides free travel, they were provided food packets, water bottles, juice, face masks, sanitisers and biscuits for use during the journey.

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