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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has arranged 2 craft to bring backmost 164 citizens of the State stranded successful the United Arab Emirates amid the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict, his bureau informed connected Tuesday (March 3, 2026).
The State Government has besides launched an exigency WhatsApp helpline for hundreds of State residents stranded successful the Middle East. Mr. Shinde's bureau successful a connection said 2 flights volition instrumentality disconnected from Fujairah Airport astatine 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. and are expected to onshore successful Mumbai successful the evening.
The 164 passengers see 84 students of the Pune-based Indira School of Business Studies and residents from Thane, Ahilyanagar, and Pune, it stated. The Deputy Chief Minister has been successful interaction with those stranded since the West Asia struggle started connected Saturday (February 27, 2026).
According to officials, respective 100 radical from Maharashtra are stranded successful the Middle East owed to airspace closure caused by the Iran war, though each are safe. The Chief Minister's Office (CMO), successful a station connected X, said that CM Devendra Fadnavis is personally monitoring the concern and is successful changeless interaction with assorted agencies.
आखाती देशांमध्ये निर्माण झालेल्या युद्ध परिस्थितीमुळे तेथे अडकलेल्या महाराष्ट्रातील विविध नागरिकांच्या संपर्कात राज्य सरकार आहे. मुख्यमंत्री देवेंद्र फडणवीस हे स्वतः सातत्याने विविध यंत्रणांशी संपर्कात असून ते केंद्र सरकारसोबत सुद्धा सातत्याने संपर्क ठेवून आहेत. राज्याचे मंत्री…
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) March 2, 2026He is besides coordinating regularly with the Central Government, which is extending each imaginable assistance, portion Maharashtra Minister Girish Mahajan has been tasked with coordination efforts.
The CMO stated that the State Government, successful coordination with the Indian People's Forum successful Dubai, has issued a WhatsApp helpline number+971 50 365 4357for stranded citizens who necessitate assistance.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that the heavy and pinpoint bombing of Iran would continue done the week oregon arsenic agelong arsenic necessary. In the aftermath of the situation, galore airspaces successful West Asia person been closed, causing monolithic formation disruptions and leaving passengers stranded.
Figures of stranded citizens are being collected from much places crossed Maharashtra, officials person said. Among those stranded successful Dubai is the Congress's Jalna Lok Sabha MP Kalyan Kale, who had gone determination connected Friday (February 27), conscionable a time earlier the joint US-Israel onslaught successful Iran, his member Jagannath Kale said.
WhatsApp helpline fig for stranded citizens who necessitate assistance: +971 50 365 4357
