Team News Riveting
Raipur, February 22
Chhattisgarh government has deputed a nodal officer in New Delhi to coordinated and assist the citizens from its native state coming from Ukraine.
The Liaison officer at Chhattisgarh’s Resident Commissioner in the national capital, Ganesh Mishra has been appointed as the nodal officer to assist the Non-Resident Chhattisgarhi. The state government has compiled the data of students and people from the state staying in Ukraine. T
he Chhattisgarh government’s initiative came in the backdrop of the Indian Embassy in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Sunday asked its nationals, whose stay is not essential, to leave the country temporarily amid high levels of tensions on borders.
“In view of the continued high levels of tensions and uncertainties with respect to the situation in Ukraine, all Indian nationals whose stay is not deemed essential and all Indian students, are advised to leave Ukraine temporarily,” the advisory issued by the embassy said. Available commercial and charter flights may be availed for travel, for orderly and timely departure, it added.
The ministry of civil aviation has removed the restriction on the number of flights that can be operated between India and Ukraine under the bilateral air bubble arrangement to facilitate the travel of Indians from the eastern European country.