Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh): Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary Home, Avnish Awasthi, has informed that to date 656 trains have reached the state bringing around 8,52,000 migrant workers.
“Today, 90 trains will be coming. To date 656 trains came bringing around 8,52,000 migrant workers and labourers,” Awasthi said.
258 ट्रेनों की स्वीकृति दे रखी है, जो कल और परसों में आ जाएंगी, इनको मिलाकर कुल ट्रेनों की संख्या 914 हो जाएगी, जिनमें 11 से 11.5 लाख श्रमिक प्रदेश आएंगे :उत्तर प्रदेश अपर मुख्य सचिव (गृह) अवनीश कुमार अवस्थी https://t.co/xFJL3h4jxM
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He further said, “We have given permission for 258 more trains which will come into the state tomorrow and day after tomorrow. So combining these, it will be a total of 914 trains with around 11.5 lakh workers coming into the state.” (ANI)