Russia-Ukraine crisis: Around 200 students from Uttarakhand stranded in Ukraine

Additional Secretary Home Ridhim Agarwal said that according to the data recorded till Friday evening, 26 from Haridwar, 22 from Nainital, 20 from Udham Singh Nagar, 13 from Pauri, 10 from Tehri, seven from Uttarkashi, four from Rudraprayag, four people have come from Haridwar. . Two each from Champawat, Pithoragarh and Chamoli and one from Almora are also trapped in Ukraine.

Dhami also held a meeting with senior officials to discuss the situation and asked them to be in constant touch with the parents and guardians of the natives of Uttarakhand stranded in Ukraine. He appealed to the parents not to panic saying that all efforts are being made at the highest level to rescue the citizens from the troubled country.

Meanwhile, an estimated 16,000 Indians, mostly students, are stranded in Ukraine as Russia’s invasion of the eastern European country entered its second day on Friday. Among the students, many studying medicine in Kharkiv and Kiev, around 2,500 are from Gujarat and 2,320 from Kerala.

As tensions escalated in Ukraine and worried families count down the hours until their children return, several state governments urged the Center to make immediate arrangements for their safe evacuation.

The Tamil Nadu government estimates that around 5,000 students and migrants from the state are stranded in Ukraine. It announced that it would bear all the expenses related to the return of the students.

Around 1,200 students from Maharashtra and 100 residents, including 70 students from Chhattisgarh, are stranded. Gujarat Education Minister Jitu Vaghani said Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel is in touch with the Center to ensure the safe return of around 2,500 students stranded in the state.

(with inputs from agencies)