odias: Working on safe return of people of Odisha stranded in Ukraine: CM | Bhubaneswar News – Times of India

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik assured help on Monday you hate stuck in Ukraine During an online conversation with those who could be evacuated from the war-torn country to New Delhi.
“A warm welcome to Odia students coming back to India. I am very relieved that you have returned safely from war-torn Ukraine. We are working on the safe return of other students and workers OrissaStranded in Ukraine,” the chief minister said.
Naveen said he has discussed with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar about the safe return of Odia students. He said that he would again talk to the Union ministers on this issue.
The Chief Minister has directed his officers to open a helpdesk at the Mumbai airport for the benefit of Odia people returning from Ukraine. As per his instructions, after the returnees from Ukraine reach Bhubaneswar, they will be sent home by Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) buses.
During the discussion, the students said that they had crossed the Ukraine-Romania border. Bucharest In Romania With the help of Indian authorities. Later, he was flown from Bucharest to New Delhi.
The students said they were in touch with the resident commissioner of the Odisha government in New Delhi. He requested Naveen to take necessary steps to bring back the stranded Oriya in Kharkiv city of Ukraine.
Many Odia were still stranded at the Romania-Ukraine border, trying to reach the capital Bucharest and hoping for a ride home. “We are waiting for our turn to cross the border. The temperature here (2°C) is unbearable for us. We have eaten whatever snacks we were carrying,” said an Odia student. Some Odia students crossed the border and reached Bucharest around 4 a.m. on Monday.
“It was a nightmare on the Ukraine-Romania border. A person reaching the Romanian border is like finding a new life. Waiting at the border is more painful than hunger or a cold. Finally, I’m here in Bucharest ,” said Ashish Kumar Meher, a medical student at Ternopil National Medical University, Ukraine.