Patiala (Arvinder Joshan) As part of the initiative taken by Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh to send migrants to their respective states in the wake of CWID-19 crisis, the 19th Special Train from Patiala Railway Station today reached UP. Departed for Gorakhpur with 1367 passengers.Disclosing this here today Deputy Commissioner Mr. Kumar Amit said that due to the lockdown in the country due to Corona virus, the migrants residing in Punjab should be sent to their native states by special trains at their request at their own cost by the Punjab Government. Has been. He said that so far around 25,600 people from Patiala district have been repatriated safely and 23,000 of them have been repatriated by trains alone.Disclosing this here today the Deputy Commissioner said that this evening a train has left Patiala Railway Station for Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh in which the passengers have started their journey for their home state following the social distance. Tomorrow, May 23, three special trains will be sent from Patiala to Saharsa and Katihar in Bihar and Faizapur to Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh.Meanwhile, on his way home from the Patiala railway station today, several passengers, including Mangat Ram, said that he would soon return to Patiala to earn a living. He said that he was thankful to the Punjab government and the Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh for the special arrangements made by the Punjab government for the migrants during this crisis who had made solid arrangements for food and drink including free train travel.
