For migrant workers hopping onto long-distance trains, it is the consolation of being home that spurs them to overlook the challenges of journeys made with limited means, particularly access to clean and affordable drinking water Ishita Dey Neetu Singh A resident of Bihar, migrant worker Vikas refills his plastic container at the Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction Station in Uttar Pradesh. Neetu Singh/The Migration Story On board Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express: Ashwini Kum

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