Railways collected Rs 32 lakh from ticket fares from migrant workers in Ernakulam

Kochi | Monday | 4th May, 2020

Summary:

A total of 5,592 migrant workers left from Ernakulam in the last three days. The workers have spent, on average, Rs 530 per ticket. Though the normal passenger ticket charge between Aluva and Bhubaneswar will come around Rs 445, the workers paid Rs 530 per ticket as other additional expenses of the travel were also included. Migrant workers said they bore this cost as there was no other choice. of workers Amount collected May 1 Aluva to Bhubaneswar (Odisha) Rs 530 1,148 Rs 6,08,440 May 2 Aluva to Khurda Road (Odisha) Ernakulam to Danapur (Bihar) Rs 530 Rs 570 1,103 1,140 Rs 5,84,590 Rs 6,49,800 May 3 Ernakulam to Barauni (Bihar) Ernakulam to Muzaffarpur (Bihar) Rs 640 Rs 630 1,140 1,061 Rs 7,29,600 Rs 6,68,430.