Port Blair, May 08: Mr. Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Member of Parliament, A&N Islands has taken up the matter with the Lt. Governor, Andaman & Nicobar Islands on informing him that there are number of students of Andaman & Nicobar Islands studying abroad in Russia, Nepal, Bangladesh and many other countries who are stranded due to the current lockdown in the wake of COVID-19. He further said that Government of India has planned for evacuation of Indian citizens stranded abroad because of the COVID-19 inducted lockdown in phased manner from 7th May 2020.
Therefore, he requested the Lt. Governor to initiate setting up of a Help Desk at the level of Andaman & Nicobar Administration to register the students of Andaman & Nicobar Islands studying abroad at different countries and stranded due to the current lockdown in the wake of COVID-19 to enable them to bring themselves back to Andaman & Nicobar Islands subsequent to their arrival in India.
Mr. Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Member of Parliament, A&N Islands has expressed deepest condolence to bereaved families of the deceased in the Vizag LG Polymers Plant gas leakage tragedy occurred on 7th May, 2020 and also prayed for speedy recovery of the peoples who have fallen ill due to inhaling of the toxic gas.
