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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

Migrant workers to be sent home within a week, says Tamil Nadu Chief Minister

Migrant workers at MGR Central Railway Station to board a special train to Manipur on Sunday (Source: THE HINDU)

Assuring migrant workers from other States that they would be sent home within a week, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Monday urged them to remain within their camps until then.

In a statement, Mr. Palaniswami said over 9,000 migrant workers from other States have been sent from Tamil Nadu on eight trains so far.

Co-ordination efforts were on to send home these workers based on their request and the acceptance from their respective State governments.

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