Around 1100 students are expected to board the flight today from Budapest to India, while 1500 students are likely to reach the border of Hungary by the evening.
Indian nationals, evacuated from crisis-hit Ukraine, upon their arrival at the Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad. (PTI Photo)
The Andhra Pradesh government has deployed its officials in Ukraine’s neighbouring countries to help in evacuating Indians stranded in the war-hit nation.
The representatives from Andhra Pradesh have reached Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Romania.
AP CM Jagan Mohan Reddy had instructed the government officials to deploy representatives to ease the process of repatriation. The CM has been monitoring the situation and coordinating with officials.
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According to reports, the representatives have already interacted with the students and Indians in the bordering areas.
AP govt representatives deployed in four regions:
– Medapati S Venkat in Hungary
– Chandrahasa Reddy in Romania
– Ratnakar in Slovakia
– Ravindra Reddy in Poland
Around 1100 students are expected to board the flight today from Budapest to India. A total of five flights have been made operational to bring students back safely. Hungary has become an easier route for students to reach sooner.
At least 1500 students are likely to reach the border of Hungary in the evening today.
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Requests have been made to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to increase the frequency of flights so that more students could be evacuated after many complained that two flights were not sufficient.
The representatives have received information that by March 9, most of the students will be evacuated. All the students present in the shelter homes and hotels are safe and equipped with food, medicines and other essentials. The representatives are ensuring that all the updates reach the families of the students stranded in Ukraine.