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Published 21:57 IST, May 16th 2020

Over 1,300 workers leave Moradabad for Bihar's Purnia in special train

"All safety measures were adopted to protect the passengers from coronavirus. The train was sanitised by the railway staff and a lunch packet with a water bottle was given to every passenger," he said. 

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A special train with over 1,300 migrant workers left Moradabad for Bihar's Purnia on Saturday. Moradabad DRM Tarun Prakash said the train was booked for 1,368 workers up to Purnia. According a press release, the train was run only for migrant workers who were stuck here for the past several days.

"All safety measures were adopted to protect the passengers from coronavirus. The train was sanitised by the railway staff and a lunch packet with a water bottle was given to every passenger," he said. 

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21:57 IST, May 16th 2020