With the 200th train leaving from Amitsar on Tuesday, the Punjab government said it has already ferried more than 2.8 lakh migrants to their native places amidst the coronavirus induced lockdown.
Nodal Officer Vikas Pratap was quoted saying that another 15 trains will be leaving Tuesday, taking the total number of Special Shramik Trains to 215, run between May 5 and 19.
The 200th train, which was flagged off from Amritsar by DC Shivdular Singh Dhillon, has taken migrants to their homes in Maharashtra.
Of the total 215 trains, ferrying migrants to different parts of the country, maximum trains (89) have gone from Ludhiana, 61 from Jalandhar, 19 from Amritsar, 16 from Patiala and 15 from Mohali, followed by 6 trains from Ferozepur, 5 from Sirhind and 3 from Bathinda.
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Most of the trains are going to UP, followed by Bihar and Jharkhand. The Punjab government is also sending trains to Chattisgarh, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.
Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said all Nanded returnees who had tested positive for Covid-19 have been cured and sent back home.
In a statement, he said that out of 4,218 Nanded returnees, 1,252 turned tested positive.