29 trains carrying 34k migrants reach Odisha so far

Bhubaneswar: So far 29 trains have reached Odisha by carrying around 34,000 people between May 3 and May 11 midnight. The migrant workers came from Surat and Ahmedabad in Gujarat, Aluva, Ernakulam and Palghat in Kerala, Bengaluru in Karnataka, Chennai in Tamil Nadu, Panvel in Maharashtra and Rayanpadu in Andhra Pradesh.
On Monday, five trains reached Odisha by carrying around 5,500 Odia migrant workers. One train from Rayanpadu near Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh reached Titlagarh in Balangir district. Three trains left Surat on Sunday arrived at Jagannathpur station in Ganjam district on Monday. One train from Chennai started its journey on Saturday and reached Jagannathpur station on Monday.
As most of the migrant workers belong to Ganjam and south Odisha, these trains halt at Jagannathpur station.
Railways has started increasing the number of trains and originating stations day by day. On Monday, six Shramik Special trains left for Odisha. These trains have left their originating stations at Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, Nasik and Mumbai in Maharashtra, Thangadh in Gujarat and two from Surat. Most of these trains will arrive at Khurda Road and Jagannathpur station in Ganjam district.
“These trains will reach on Tuesday or Wednesday morning. Some trains will have more stoppages in Odisha than two or three right now,” said a senior railway officer.
Several migrant workers and stranded Odia people in Surat in Gujarat, Mumbai in Maharashtra, Tirupur and Chennai in Tamil Nadu, Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and other places like Karnataka and Kerala are waiting to return home. More special trains will run from different places of the country towards Odisha in coming days, an official source said.