125 buses to ferry over 3,600 stranded labourers to Bihar

Varanasi: After ensuring departure of as many as 1,620 migrant labourers stranded in Varanasi to their native towns in Rajasthan and Jharkhand by buses, the district administration will now send over 3,600 stranded workers to Bihar the same way on Sunday.
Speaking to TOI on Saturday, DM Raj Sharma said, “We had already finalised the list of over 3,600 workers of Bihar stranded here about a week ago. However, despite continuous efforts for proper coordination with officials in Bihar, their departure has not been executed yet. The indecisiveness of the Bihar government on the issue has delayed the process.”
“As the migrant workers from Bihar had begun to pose a threat to law and order, local authorities asked their counterparts in Bihar to take decision as early as possible,” he added.
“After the final round of talk, it was decided to arrange buses for sending over 3,600 labourers to bordering districts of Bhabhua and Kaimur in Bihar on Sunday. UPSRTC agreed to send 125 buses for the same—90 from its Hardoi depot and 30 from its Mirzapur depot,” informed Sharma.
Around 100 persons from Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand each, most of whom are students, will also be sent back in the next 2-3 days following talks with the corresponding officials of these states.
There are around 800 persons from West Bengal who want to leave Varanasi. After several rounds of talks with the WB officials, it was decided to send them back soon by a train being arranged from DDU Junction.
On Thursday, over 1,300 stranded people of Jharkhand and 320 of Rajasthan had been sent back by 58 buses.
Meanwhile, number of people who wanted to go back to their native places by personal vehicles, crossed the mark of 2000 on Saturday evening, said the DM. They all had procured e-passes after filling their details on 27 point forms and undergoing health check-up.