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MP govt sends proposal to Railways to run 31 Shramik spl trains to bring its over 1 lakh stranded labourers

<span style="color: #222222;">In Madhya Pradesh, to bring back more than one lakh labourers of the state stranded in various states, a proposal to run 31 Shramik special trains have been sent to the Ministry of Railways by the state government.<br />''<br />''While reviewing the condition of Corona outbreak and the situations in the state yesterday, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan assured that our labourers will return very soon.<br />''<br />''Additional Chief Secretary ICP Kesari informed that these trains include 22 trains from Maharashtra, 2 from Gujarat, 1 from Delhi, 2 trains from Goa and 4 trains will be running from other states to Madhya Pradesh.<br />''<br />''In order to bring back the stranded labourers of the state from other states, toll free number 0755-2411180 has also been started with 100 lines. Necessary information and assistance can be obtained by calling on this number.<br />''<br />''Principal Secretary Sanjay Dubey said that about 1300 calls per minute are coming on this helpline number. Therefore the number of lines is being further increased.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus cases in the state rose to 2 thousand 837.<br />''<br />''The number of affected districts has also gone up to 33 out of 52 districts in Madhya Pradesh. So far, 798 people have recovered from coronavirus infection while 156 have been died.</span><br />

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