168 students arrive from Bangladesh
Srinagar: A special flight, carrying 167 medical students hailing from Jammu and Kashmir, arrived here from Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Friday as part of the Centre’s efforts to bring back Indians stranded abroad.
“Total 168 students arrived at Srinagar airport in the special flight from Dhaka this afternoon,” an official said.
Officials said the students were undergoing screening at the airport after which they will be sent to administrative quarantine for a period of 14 days as mandated under the guidelines issued for curbing the spread of COVID-19.
Srinagar Deputy Commissioner Shahid Iqbal Chaudhary expressed his gratitude to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka for the “tremendous efforts” in getting these students home.
“Profound gratitude to Indian High Commission @ihcdhaka for tremendous efforts. More to follow. For convenience of students — bulk tickets next,” Chaudhary said in a tweet.
Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Budgam Tariq Hussain Ganai said that 168 students arrived at Srinagar International airport who were airlifted from Bangladesh in a direct flight that landed here.
Speaking on the occasion, the DC said we are thankful to Government of India, Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Civil Aviation which under Vande Bharat Program made possible the return of these stranded students from Bangladesh.
Regarding arrangements aftermath of landing, the DC said the students landed here belonged to various districts of the Valley, arrangements for their onward journey have already been executed and sufficient buses have been kept ready to facilitate their dispatch to their respective destinations.
He said sampling of each student will be done instantly on the arrival at airport itself and the result of the test will be available by tomorrow. The DC further said on reaching to their respective districts, they shall invariably be put in administrative quarantine for a required period.
