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Railway stations, airports witness post-Chhath rush across Bihar
Patna, Oct 28 (IANS) Railway stations and airports in Bihar witnessed heavy rush of passengers, with people heading back to their places of work outside the state, with the Chhath festival having concluded.
Patna airport saw professionals and skilled migrant workers hurrying to return to their work places, including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru. The Chhath rush also pushed up air fares to three times that on normal days for Saturday and Sunday, an official at the airport said.
The air fare on Saturday from Patna to Delhi was between Rs 11,000-12,000 by Jet Airways and IndiGo, while by Air India it was Rs 20,000. For Sunday, the Patna-Delhi air fare is over Rs 13,000. The normal air fare is around Rs 4,000.
The fares were similarly very high for Bengaluru, Mumbai and Chennai due to high demand after Chhath.
The fares are expected to normalise by November 3.
The railway stations too witnessed a heavy rush of passengers, mostly migrant labourers, eager to get back to their work places.
There is no berth available for reservation in trains going to Delhi and other places till the first week of November.
East Central Railway (ECR) official Rajesh Kumar said all the trains from Bihar are packed with thousands of migrant workers who are returning to their places of work outside the state after celebrating the popular festival of Chhath.
He said that ECR is running 50 pairs of festival special trains to clear the rush. “We are also attaching extra coaches for passengers in long distance trains,” he added.
According to reports, hundreds of migrant workers are waiting at railway stations across Bihar to board long distance trains to their places of work.
The four-day Chhath festival ended on Friday. More than three million migrant workers from across India arrived in the state last week to celebrate Chhath. Some had arrived before Diwali.
“We will board an express train to Chennai,” Mukul Singh, who was waiting at the Patna railway station, said. Singh, who works in a factory near Chennai in Tamil Nadu, had come to his native village near Hajipur in Vaishali district to celebrate Chhath.
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Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok
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.