Due to lockdown, some of the migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons are stranded at Chandigarh.
Chandigarh.14th
May,2020: For smooth movement of these persons, the Chandigarh Administration
has made elaborate arrangements to ensure comfortable and safe journey through
Shramik Special Trains. Two Holding Centres have been set up at ISBT-43. At
Holding Centres, the persons are medically examined and they are required to
carry the medical certificate throughout the journey. At Holding Centre they
were provided packed lunch packet and at Railway Station they were provided
packed dinner with one litre water bottle before boarding in assigned coaches.
Today i.e. 14.05.2020,
two Shramik Special Trains were sent as per following details:
a) Train with 1370
persons at right time of 02.00 PM for District- Sitamarhi, Mujaffarpur and
Gopalganj(Bihar)
b) Train with 1469
persons at right time of 07.00 PM for District- Partapgarh(Uttar Pradesh).
Today in view of high
temperature, additional tents have been provided for sunshade at the ISBT-43.
Further after assessing the gathering outside the ISBT-43, all the small kids
with their parents, all the ladies with their husbands, all the Senior Citizens
and all the handicapped persons were allowed on priority with queue jumping.
Not even a single kid, lady, handicapped and Senior Citizen was sent back. All
the persons who turned up today and had registered for above districts in Bihar
and Uttar Pradesh were accommodated in the Special Trains.
The schedule of Shramik
Special Trains for tomorrow (15.05.2020) is as under:
a) At 02.00 PM for
District- Madhubani (Bihar)
b) At 07.00 PM for
District- Unnao (Uttar Pradesh)
Here it is mentioned
that movement by Special Trains has been arranged for those persons who have
been stranded in Chandigarh. A list is prepared from registration made either
through Helpline or website of the Chandigarh Administration. Then telephone
calls are made to each of them to reach ISBT-43 for medical screening and
thereafter journey through Special Train. Any person who has not received a
telephone call should not come to ISBT-43. Names of the persons will be checked
from the list and other persons will not be allowed.
The persons from other
district are advised not to enter into Chandigarh because their journey will be
arranged by District Authorities of that district only.
Co-operation of all
concerned NGOs and Voluntary Organisations is also solicited to assist the
Chandigarh Administration.
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