Safe Odisha Return: State Govt. Issues Control Room Numbers For Odias In Ukraine
Bhubaneswar, Feb 26: The Odisha Government on Saturday issued control room numbers for safe return of Odias stranded in war stricken Ukraine. Accordingly, the Resident Commissioner, New Delhi (Odisha Bhawan) has been designated as the Nodal Officer to liaise with Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of External Affairs.
CM Naveen has further directed that Special Relief Commissioner’s Office will liaise with Resident Commissioner to facilitate the return of the stranded.
The control room with contact numbers 0674-2534177 and 7682982668 will operate round the clock.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has taken up the matter with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar to find ways and means of bringing back the stranded persons of Odisha from the conflict zone at the earliest.
The State Government will bear all the expenditure of their travel from Ukraine to New Delhi and to Bhubaneswar.
Padmanav Behera, Joint Relief Commissioner, will be the coordinator in Special Relief Commissioner’s Office for this purpose. He can be contacted at office no. 0674-2534177 or mobile no. 9437881245 and Special Relief Commissioner’s e-mail ID: [email protected] between 10.00 AM to 07.00 PM.
Beyond this hour, Special Relief Commissioner’s Office can be contacted at the Control Room mentioned above.
Family members of the stranded students have been requested to furnish the relevant particulars for sharing the same with Government of India for necessary support.
Resident Commissioner of Government of Odisha, New Delhi, Ravi Kant (mobile no./ WhatsApp- 8527580245, landline no.- 011-23012751, email- [email protected]) is the Nodal officer coordinating the return of the stranded students with appropriate authorities of Government of India.
