Thiruvananthapuram:Kerala Chief secretary Tom Jose on Saturday said it might take about a month and 400 trains to send back all the migrant labourers from the state to their native places.
"Yesterday night the first train left, today there are more trains and tomorrow even more. It might take a month and about 300 to 400 trains to send back all the migrant workers who are here," said Jose.
"On Friday night, the first train with 1148 migrant labourers left from Aluva to Bhubaneswar. On Saturday as things stand, a train will leave from here to Jharkhand around 2 p.m," he added.
As per information received, the train is expected to take 1150 passengers and would also be a non-stop one. Each passenger has to pay a base fare of Rs 875.