Migrant labourers and their families arrived at home in in central India's Chhattisgarh on Tuesday after making the 800 miles, 30-hour journey from western Gujarat.

Some 1,600 people had been stranded due to the coronavirus lockdown in India.

Video filmed on Tuesday shows the migrants arriving at Mahesana Railway Junction, located in Gujarat's Mehsana district.

According to sources, the passengers were checked for the novel coronavirus and underwent a thermal screening before boarding the train.


The distance is around 800 miles. It normally takes 30 hours.

At least 1600 people stranded in western India's Gujarat due to the nationwide coronavirus lockdown were ferried on a special train to their home state in central India's Chhattisgarh.

The incident took place at Mahesana Railway Junction located in Gujarat's Mehsana district on May 19.

According to reports, a special train carrying at least 1600 stranded people left for Chhattisgarh in central India.

According to sources, the passengers were checked for the novel coronavirus and underwent a thermal screening before boarding the train.

The officials have made extensive arrangements of food and water for passengers on the journey.