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GANDHINAGAR, MAY 25
The Gujarat government has so far sent back 12.28 lakh migrant labourers to their home states onboard 839 Shramik Special trains, an official said on Monday.
This figure will rise to close to 13 lakh by Monday night as more Shramik Special trains are lined up for operation amid the coronavirus-enforced lockdown.
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The government has so far arranged 839 trains for migrant workers and another 43 will leave Gujarat by Monday night, the official said.
“Out of the 2,989 Shramik trains operated across the country till Sunday midnight, Gujarat operated 839 trains, and on Monday it made arrangement for 43 more trains, sending a total of 12.96 lakh migrant workers,” said Ashwani Kumar, Secretary to the Chief Minister.
“The state government has ensured to arrange the safe return of around 12.96 lakh migrant workers through 882 special Shramik trains by Monday,” he told reporters.
Gujarat has already operated 839 Shramik trains for 12.28 lakh labourers and additional trains will be operated by Monday night to carry 68,000 more migrants, he said.
Out of the 43 trains arranged on Monday, 17 were for UP, 13 for Bihar, eight for Odisha, three for Jharkhand, one each for Andhra Pradesh and Tripura, Kumar said.
All necessary safety protocols are being observed in these trains in addition to making provision for food and potable water for passengers, Kumar said.
Shramik Special trains were started by the Railways in early May to transport migrant workers stranded due to the lockdown.
Domestic flights resume from Ahmedabad, Surat airports
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After a gap of two months, domestic flight operations resumed from Ahmedabad and Surat airports in Gujarat on Monday with new norms for passengers in view of the coronavirus outbreak, officials said.
Flight operations were suspended in the country in late March due to the coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent nationwide lockdown imposed to stem its spread.
The Surat airport handled four flights on Monday, said its director Aman Saini.
“Two flights arrived here from Delhi and Hyderabad and departed for the same destinations. Three flights were cancelled by a private operator on Monday,” she said.
During the day, 40 flights were scheduled to arrive and an equal number slated to depart from the Ahmedabad airport said a senior official.
However, the exact number of flights handled by the Ahmedabad airport was not available till the evening.
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Normally, the Ahmedabad airport handles around 200 domestic flights every day. These flights connect Ahmedabad with major Indian cities like New Delhi, Kolkata, Varanasi and Bengaluru.
The government had announced the suspension of passenger flights following the imposition of a nationwide lockdown on March 25.
Last week, the civil aviation ministry had allowed resumption of domestic scheduled commercial passenger flights in a calibrated manner from May 25, subject to passengers following social distancing and other norms in view of the coronavirus outbreak.
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29,000 MNREGA works employ 6.8 lakh people
Almost 6.8 lakh people were employed in nearly 29,000 works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGA) across 6,592 villages amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown in Gujarat, Ashwani Kumar, secretary to the chief minister, said on Monday.
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He said 6,79,842 labourers got employment in 28,869 works under MNREGA, with Dahod district leading the list by giving jobs to 1,06,956 people.
The state’s Sujalam Sufalam Jal Sanchay Yojana, meant to increase water holding capacity ahead of the monsoon, has generated 18,24,441 lakh man-days through 1,403 projects, he said.
“The third phase of the SSJA was initiated from April 20 and will conclude on June 10. So far, 1,403 works have been completed under SSJA and 5,676 works are under progress. A total of 1,32,089 mechanical tools, machines and equipment have been used, including 26,535 JCBs and 1.05 lakh tractors and dumpers,” Kumar said.
The works have led to the creation of almost 1.34 crore cubic feet water holding capacity, and dug out soil has been given to farmers free of cost, the official added.
