18,000 migrant labourers stuck in Tricity

Aarti Kapur | TNN | Apr 15, 2020, 06:21 IST

Many are putting up in relief camps

CHANDIGARH: Around 18,000 migrant labourers are stuck in the Tricity and want to leave for their native states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
The data has been prepared by local intelligence unit with railway officials covering Chandigarh, Panchkula, Mohali, Kalka, Baddi, Parwanoo, Derabassi Zirakpur and Lalru.
Last week, the railway board had asked divisions about labourers or residents stuck in their areas, states they needed to travel and how many trains would be required in case of a relaxation in lockdown.
In Chandigarh, there are around 7,000 migrant labourers in Vikas Nagar, Mauli Jagran, Bapu Dham and Dhanas. In Punjab, around 6,000 are in Derabassi, Zirakpur and Lalru, and around 3,500 in Baddi and Parwanoo. In Panchkula and Kalka, 3,000 migrant labourers are putting up in relief camps.