How India Govt evacuate all NRIs who wants to return to India
Apparently the first phase of the indian government’s mass evacuation mission called Vande Bharat Mission, to bring scores of stranded expatriates back to the country, will kick start on May 7, Thursday. Lakhs of people, stranded across the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, are anxiously waiting to return to their natives. However, considering the sheer volume of individuals who wish to fly back, the indian government has prioritised who should be brought back in the first phase of the mission.
According to sources, the Centre has categorised those to be brought back to the country into different groups based on the list of people given by the state governments. As per the present plans, those facing deportation in foreign countries, people who have lost jobs, those with expired visas, people with medical emergencies, pregnant women, aged expatriates, students whose hostels have been shut and people with family emergencies, will be flown back.
In the first phase of the mission spanning across seven days, starting from thursday, 14,800 people will be evacuated in 64 flights from 12 countries the United Arab Emirates, the united kingdom, the united states of America, qatar, saudi arabia, singapore, malaysia, philippines, bangladesh, bahrain, kuwait and Oman.Of the 64 flights, 15 will land in kerala, the state that has the largest number of non-resident indians (NRIs) registered to come back to India. Of the other south indian states, 11 flights will land in tamilnadu, seven flights in telangana and three in Karnataka. maharashtra, delhi, Gujrat, punjab, kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">jammu and kashmir and Uttar Pradesh airports, too, will receive these repatriation flights. The present operations, in the first phase, will be carried out by the flights of air India. It has been said that in the next phase, private airlines, too, might join the evacuation process.