India to send flights to Gulf region as part of 'Vande Bharat Mission
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7th May, 2020
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- India will be sending flights to the Gulf region as part of the Vande Bharat Mission to evacuate stranded Indians.
- The provision for special flights to fly back home has come as a big relief to the Indian community here.
- Workers who are in extreme distress situation, senior citizens , some pregnant women , students, infants and at least three Indian citizens who were stranded at the airport during the transit are some of those who will be flying back.
- Each of these flights will carry back 155 passengers. Only those who are found asymptomatic will be allowed to proceed.
- All passengers will be required to sign an undertaking to undergo compulsory quarantine at the destination of arrival and bear the cost of the same.