Chief Minister Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today informed that he has brought to the notice of the Union Railway Minister, Shri Piyush Goyal about the issues regarding the special trains announced by the railways to Kerala.

“Those who book through the IRCTC website can travel and these train to Kerala have stoppages at various places. This undermines the measures taken by the state government to prevent the spread of the disease as we do not know the passenger details. I have asked the Railway Minister to allow the online booking of train tickets to Kerala only for those who register on the government’s Covid Jagratha portal. I have also asked the Railway Minister to run special non-stop trains from other places to Kerala so that people stranded there due to lockdown can return to Kerala. This should in addition to the trains being announced and run by Railways now”, he added.

Minister of Health & Social Justice, Smt K K Shailaja; Revenue Minister, Shri E Chandrasekharan, and Chief Secretary, Shri Tom Jose IAS were also present during the briefing.