Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has nominated special representatives to coordinate for smooth evacuation of the Odias stranded in war-torn Ukraine.
The special representatives nominated by the State Government’s Home Department to the countries such as Hungary , Poland , Romania and Slovakia will coordinate with the Resident Commissioner and the respective countries and to ensure smooth evacuation of students / NROs from Ukraine especially from border location with neighboring countries .
Owing to the crisis prevailing in Ukraine , a number of people especially students from Odisha are still stranded in the war prone Ukraine and need to be evacuated, the Home Department stated.
A number of students and citizens from Odisha have crossed over to the neighboring countries like Hungary , Poland , Romania and Slovakia from where they are being evacuated by Ministry of External Affairs , Government of India by Special flights .
In this backdrop, the Odisha Government has decided to nominate the special representatives to the countries to coordinate with the Resident Commissioner and the respective countries and to ensure smooth evacuation of Odias from Ukraine and its neighboring countries, the Home Department stated.