BRO train to ferry road workers suspended after Indo-China tension

Dumka: The second special train to ferry road construction workers from Dumka to Ladakh for Border Roads Organisation (BRO)’s projects was suspended in view of the escalating tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Three Indian Army personnel were killed along the Indo-China border on Monday night.
Addressing a press conference, Dumka deputy commissioner Rajeshwari B said the decision to suspend the operation of the special train was taken by the state government in view of the stand-off with China. “About 1,600 workers, including 962 from Dumka district, were scheduled to board the special train on Tuesday. The trains will resume after suitable direction from the state government and assessing the security concerns of the workers,” she said.
Chief minister Hemant Soren had flagged off the first such train with 1,600 labourers on June 13. The train had reached Udhanpur on Monday, from where they had the workers were taken to their respective works sites along the LAC. BRO has arranged for seven special trains to ferry 12,000 labourers from across the tribal-dominated Santhal Pargana, where people have traditionally been engaged in the road construction works along the LAC for the last four decades.