As per the direction of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, evacuation of students of Uttar Pradesh, stranded in Manipur amid ongoing violence, is going on at a war footing as the government has so far brought back 130 students safely.
On Thursday, 32 students were brought back and 12 more students will be coming back on Friday. Earlier, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Yogi government successfully managed to bring back 98 students by running a special campaign.
On Thursday, all 32 students landed at Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport in Lucknow. These students were studying in different educational institutions in Manipur and were evacuated from the violence-hit state on the instructions of the chief minister.
Relief Commissioner Prabhu Narain Singh said that most of the students had already been evacuated from Manipur. After bringing back 12 more students on Friday, there would be only 16 children left, out of which five had refused to return, while 11 students were coming back on their own.
“The Uttar Pradesh government is ensuring the secure transportation of the stranded students back to their homes using luxury buses and cars. Special attention is being given to the well-being and comfort of all the students arriving from Manipur during this evacuation process,” he added.
According to Singh, a 24x7 helpline ‘1070’ has been set up by the state government and the Manipur government is also fully cooperating in the evacuation process.
