New Delhi, March 18: Amid the escalating West Asia conflict, the government on Wednesday said around 2.6 lakh people have returned from the region to India since February 28.
At an inter-ministerial briefing here on the West Asia situation, Additional Secretary (Gulf), MEA, Aseem R Mahajan, said that on Wednesday, around 70 flights were expected to operate from various airports in the UAE to different destinations in India.
The flight situation is “reassuring,” he said.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal informed that the Indian Embassy in Tehran is aiding Indian nationals, especially students.
Many more Indians have expressed the wish to cross the Iranian border to go to Armenia and Azerbaijan, he said.
“Our embassy has issued an advisory and we appeal to all to follow them to ensure safe transit across Iran-Armenia and Iran-Azarbaijan borders,” he added.
Meanwhile, Mahajan said the MEA “continues to monitor developments” in the Gulf and the West Asia region “very closely”. (PTI)
