Bhubaneswar, June 27 -- The Odisha government on Saturday brought back 62 Odia migrant workers from Tamil Nadu, a week after the ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing unit in Tiruvallur district claimed 12 workers' lives, even as five others remain on ventilator support across hospitals in Chennai.

The workers arrived at Bhubaneswar railway station from Chennai with the state government making arrangements for food, drinking water, medical check-ups, rest and onward transportation.

Of the returnees, 58 are from Keonjhar district while others belong to Koraput, Rayagada, Mayurbhanj, and Dhenkanal.

The evacuation follows the June 21 ammonia gas leak incident at the St Peter and Paul Sea Foods Exports Company in Tiruvallur dist...