PRAYAGRAJ: After operating 132 Shramik specials trains and catering to 1,77,371 migrants and other stranded people, there was no demand of originating Shramik train from any station served by
North Central Railway
(
NCR
) territory, on Tuesday and Wednesday.
This demand of originating Shramik train had reduced to average of two trains for the past five days and no originating train was demanded at any station of NCR from June 2 and up till 4pm on Wednesday. "Though demand for these trains have reduced substantially, NCR is committed to run these special train on top priority whenever any demand from respective state government comes and will continue to run till last demand is fulfilled", said chief public relation officer (CPRO) of NCR, Ajeet Kumar Singh.
These special trains have ferried migrants from stations like Sabarmati, Surat, Ahemdabad, Palanpur, Godhra, Viramgam, Mehsana, Morabi, Anjar, Navsari, Dahod, Vadodara, Surendranagar, Kanhangad, Junagarh, Kurnool, Ankleshwar, Bengaluru, Pune, New Delhi, Rewadi, Rohtak, Gurugram, etc.
Rajiv Mani, senior correspondent at The Times of India, Allahabad...
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