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Train departs for Gorakhpur with laborers from Mumbai, reaches Odisha.

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Hundreds of migrant laborers who thought they were travelling from Mumbai to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh instead landed up in Odisha’s Rourkela city on Friday, after the “Shramik Special” train they were travelling in took a different route, News18 reported on Saturday. The special train had left from Bhayander in Mumbai on Thursday.

One of the passengers told ABP News that he wanted to travel to Kanpur, so he got on the Gorakhpur train. “We now realized that the train has reached Rourkela,” he added. “The train is taking a long route. We have no idea when the train will reach Gorakhpur.”

Some passengers said officials present in Rourkela told them that the motorman lost his way due to some mix-up. However, the Railways said it had intentionally changed the route.

“We have decided to run a few of the Shramik trains on diverted routes,” an unidentified official told News18. “Some trains were diverted for Bihar via Rourkela to clear congestion.”

But it is not clear why the passengers were not informed that the route had been changed. They have also not received any update on when the train would leave for Gorakhpur.

Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers were left stranded in their places of work after the Center declared a nationwide lock down on March 25 to limit the spread of the Covid-19 corona virus. Subsequently, many began making their way home on foot, over long distances.

Railways gave clarification

The matter has been clarified by the Central Railway’s PRO. According to the Railways, “Due to heavy congestion on Itarsi-Jabalpur-DDU route, a lot of labor special trains are running, the route has been changed. Therefore, it has been decided to run trains temporarily on the diverted route via WRI, Udhna, Surat, Vedad, Ankleshwar.

Even though the cleanliness of the railway has come, but still the question is that when normal trains are not running, then how much traffic is there, as well as if there is traffic then why the passenger was not informed about it. Apart from this, if the train has continued from the other route and it will take time to reach, then why was there no arrangement for food and drink of the laborers?

Gorakhpur and Rourkela are two distinct ends

Please tell that a clear route has been written on the ticket of the labor train which has run from Vasai, Mumbai. According to the route written on the ticket, the train had to reach Gorakhpur via Khandwa, Itarsi and Jabalpur via Vasai Kalyan.

Gorakhpur is about 1500 kilometers north of Vasai in Mumbai, while Rourkela is about 1600 kilometers from Vasai. In such a situation, if the train of these migrant laborers reached their home in 24 hours, then their first 24 hours were wasted in going to Odisha and now they have to travel about 800 km from Odisha to Gorakhpur.

On May 1, the Center started over 300 “Shramik Special” trains to take the laborers to their hometowns. But the workers cannot directly book train tickets. They have to first register with the government of the host state, which then coordinates with the government of the home state.

There has been rush to railway stations around the country to board the trains. However, the police have pushed the laborers back, in some cases using force to do so.

There have also been complaints of black marketing of tickets for the trains. Tickets that never arrived have been sold for prices as exorbitant as Rs 1,500.

India has so far reported 1,25,101 cases of the corona virus, including 3,720 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The nationwide lock down is set to conclude on May 31.

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Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok

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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.

The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.

Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.

Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.

For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.

During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.

Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.

Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .

Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.

In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.

In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.

He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.

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