MEA launches devoted Twitter deal with for college students trapped in Ukraine

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday activated a devoted Twitter deal with, “OpGanga Helpline” (@opganga), to help within the evacuation of Indian nationals from war-torn Ukraine.

The mission to evacuate the stranded Indians from Ukraine has been named as “Operation Ganga”.

India has already arrange round the clock “control centres” in Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia to help within the evacuation of Indian nationals from Ukraine by means of border-crossing factors with these nations.

The helpline numbers of the management room in Poland are: +48225400000, +48795850877 and +48792712511. Those requiring assist may write an e-mail to controlroominwarsaw@gmail.com, in line with the MEA.

The helpline numbers of the management room in Romania are: +40732124309, +40771632567, +40745161631 and +40741528123. The e-mail handle for contacting the management room in Romania is controlroombucharest@gmail.com.

The MEA stated Indians can contact the management room in Hungary on telephone numbers +36 308517373, +36 13257742 and +36 13257743. It additionally has a WhatsApp quantity: +36 308517373 for help.

The helpline numbers of the management room in Slovakia are +421 252631377, +421 252962916 and +421 951697560. The e-mail handle is hoc.bratislava@mea.gov.in.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level assembly on the Ukraine disaster on Sunday and asserted that making certain the security of Indian college students and evacuating them is the federal government’s prime precedence, official sources stated.

It was additionally determined on the assembly to additional improve cooperation with the neighbouring nations of Ukraine to expedite the evacuation of Indian college students, they stated.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was a part of the assembly, which was additionally attended by prime authorities officers, together with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval. The assembly lasted for over two hours, the sources stated.

Modi presided over the assembly instantly upon his return from Uttar Pradesh, the place he addressed public conferences as a part of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) marketing campaign for the state Assembly polls.

A lot of Indians, largely college students, are stranded in Ukraine following Russia’s assault on the nation. India has begun evacuating them and over 900 folks have been introduced again since Saturday.

Modi has additionally spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian chief Volodymyr Zelensky, with India calling for dialogue to defuse the disaster.