With tensions rising in Ukraine and families worried about their children, several state governments have urged the central government to make immediate arrangements for their safe evacuation, while several others, including Telangana and Tamil Nadu, have said it will ready to bear the cost. return of students. Around 15900 Indians, mostly students, are stranded in Ukraine.
Since the airspace in Ukraine has been closed, the Indian government has established evacuation routes through Romania and Hungary. The embassy had earlier on Friday, February 25 also advised students to print Indian flags and paste them on vehicles during the journey.
The Tamil Nadu government estimates that around 5,050 students and migrants from the state are stranded in Ukraine. It announced that it would bear all the expenses related to the return of the students.
The Telangana government urged the Centre to arrange special aircraft to bring back students from the state stranded in Ukraine and said it was ready to bear the entire travel cost of their evacuation.
The Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday said it will take care of accommodation, food and transportation of 353 students belonging to the state after they reach the national capital from conflict-torn Ukraine. The first batch of Indian people evacuated from Ukraine is scheduled to reach Delhi from Budapest, Hungary on Sunday morning.
Telangana government ready to bear full cost of travel:
We appeal to the Government of India to arrange special flights and the Government of Telangana is ready to bear the full cost of travel for these students so that we can bring them home safely and at the earliest.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education (MOE) on Saturday appealed to the Indian students stranded in Ukraine to follow all the guidelines issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Indian Embassy. It also assured the students that the government was doing everything possible to bring them back from Ukraine.
We appeal to our students to follow all the advisories and guidelines issued by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Embassy of India.” The Government of India is making every effort to bring back our students from Ukraine.
Maharashtra Higher Education Minister Uday Samantha had requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make arrangements for the safe return of 1,203 students from the state, who are currently studying in Ukraine.
