District Magistrate Office sent 253 foreign nationals to Ahmedabad and Mumbai Airports from Vadodara

In
coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India
and State Government, the District Magistrate’s Office sent 253 foreign nationals
to Ahmedabad and Mumbai Airports.

Under the
guidance of District Magistrate Shalini Agarwal, her office coordinated with
the Ministry of External Affairs and State Government, 253 citizens from 7
countries were repatriated to Ahmedabad / Mumbai airport in proper coordination
with the embassies. This operation is completed from 31st March to 30th April.

Foreign
nationals were stranded in Vadodara city and district as air services were shut
down following the lockdown. The embassies of the respective countries arranged
air transport for these citizens and coordinated with the concerned district
magistrates’ offices for their transportation from the place of their stay to
the nearest airport.

As part of
this, Vadodara District Magistrate’s Office found 10 nationals from Germany, 69
from Canada, 159 from UK, 05 from Austria, 5 from Austria, 4 from Sweden, 5
from Spain and 1 from Switzerland a total 253 foreign nationals. In
coordination with the police the office make arrangements for them to reach the
airports. This was a great relief to the stranded citizens and they were able
to reach their country.