Mapusa: Yet  another Shramik train departed from  the Thivim railway station in Bardez taluka  on Sunday for Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir, carrying 1055 migrants from that region. 

In all, 992 passengers who lived in North Goa and 63 migrants from South Goa boarded  the second Shramik train,   which was flagged off at the railway station at 8-05 pm.

Interacting with media persons, North Goa collector R Menaka confirmed  that 1055 migrants boarded the train to leave the state.

Members of  an association representing the people of  Jammu and Kashmir living in Goa had contacted the authorities, requesting them  to make arrangement for travel back to their native  region. 

“Accordingly, arrangement were made after getting details on the number of people seeking to travel back home,”  Menaka said.

On Sunday morning, the migrants were  ferried to the Peddem Sports complex from different  locations in the state.  They were medically checked and were given fitness certificates. Kunal, nodal officer for the interstate migrant cell, was also present on the occasion.

The passengers, who were given food packets for the  journey,  will alight from the train in Udhampur.

“The district administration in Udhampur has been  informed, and they will make necessary arrangement to ferry  the passengers to their native places,” she said. 

Most of the migrants travelling to Jammu and Kashmir are  businessmen dealing in Kashmir arts, handlooms, jewellery and other trades in Goa.