The Haryana government Monday said it has made arrangements to evacuate 16 students of the state stranded in the violence-hit Manipur. Following instructions from Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, officials have commenced efforts to bring back the students to Haryana at the earliest.
Khattar has assured all possible cooperation from the state government and apart from these 16 students, if information is received about any other student, they will also be brought back safely.
According to information received so far, five students of Haryana are pursuing education at NIT-Manipur, eight at IIIT-Manipur, and three at NSU-Manipur, the government said, adding, it is considering flying these students to Delhi via Kolkata.
State government making elaborate arrangements to bring back students safely from violence-hit areas of Manipur Chief Minister taking stock of situation, says every possible help will be given by state government. As per information, so far, 16 students are in various institutions in Manipur.
An official spokesperson said that the officials of the Chief Minister's Office are in constant touch with the concerned officials in Manipur and are taking updates of every situation. The Chief Secretary of Manipur has informed that all the students of Haryana are safe and every facility is being provided to them.
