Title - NORTHEAST-KTK 2LAST

Meanwhile, Minister of State for Railways K H Muniyappa said around 30,000 North-Easterners have left Bangalore in the last three days. "As many as 30,000 North East people have left the city in last three days," he told reporters at the railway station here. Muniyappa said South Western Railways had arranged for eight special trains and three regulars attached to 151 coaches to ferry northeast people in last three days. He said SWR had to cancel five Hindupur-bound trains, two to Shravanabelogola, two to Nagur and two Hubli bound trains to run special trains for these people who had gathered in large numbers at the station in the last three days. He announced a Rs three lakh reward to SWR, falling under Karnataka, for providing necessary assistance to the northeast people for their travel. "Of Rs three lakh reward, Rs two lakh is for Bangalore Division," he said. Muniyappa lauded the state government for providing necessary help to the North East people. Asked if there are any Guwahati bound special trains, he said Railways did not want to encourage an exodus of North East people.