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Bengal govt sets up control room to help students, people stranded in Ukraine

Families of those, who are stuck in the war-torn country, can contact the authorities on 2214-3526, 1070

My Kolkata & PTI Published 25.02.22, 03:33 PM
Indian nationals come out from the IGI Airport on their arrival from Ukraine amid rising Russia-Ukraine tension, in New Delhi

Indian nationals come out from the IGI Airport on their arrival from Ukraine amid rising Russia-Ukraine tension, in New Delhi PTI

The Bengal government on Friday set up a control room to help students and people from the state, who are currently stranded in war-hit Ukraine.

A notice issued by the state information and cultural affairs department said the 12-hour control room will be functional from 9am.

"It has been opened under a senior IAS officer and manned by WBCS officers for assisting and helping students and people stranded from West Bengal in Ukraine," the notice said.

Families of those, who are stuck in the war-torn country, can contact authorities on 2214-3526, 1070.

The landline numbers were not available when My Kolkata checked on Friday at 2.53pm.

The total number of students from the state, who are stranded in Ukraine, is now being assessed, an official said.

Russia on Thursday launched an attack on Ukraine following weeks of high tension.

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