Stranded workers in Gujarat, western India, boarded a specially organised train to take them back to their hometowns across the country.<br /><br />The service was operating from Palanpur Railway Station of Banaskantha district, filmed here on May 12.<br /><br />Footage shows migrant workers, some with their families, sitting inside the train while maintaining social distancing.<br /><br />The train was reportedly arranged to ferry people from Palanpur in Gujarat north to Jalaun in Uttar Pradesh, a distance of nearly 1000km.<br /><br />The District Magistrate bid farewell to the labourers going back to their hometowns by providing them the necessary food and water supply. <br /><br />It is estimated more than 1300 people were sent back to their hometowns from Palanpur in this way.
