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Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, underscoring the request to guarantee the safety, welfare, and harmless passage, if the concern demands, of lakhs of Indians, a important conception of whom are Keralites, moving successful the Gulf.
Mr. Vijayan said the looming shadiness of warfare implicit the Gulf region, pursuing the US-Israel onslaught connected Iran, has rendered the relatives of breadwinners employed successful the portion profoundly anxious for the information and well-being of their adjacent and beloved ones.
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Mr. Vijayan stressed the request for a program of enactment to evacuate Indians successful the strife-torn region, if the information concern degraded further. He said the Kerala authorities had opened helplines for citizens and their relatives moving overseas to marque enquiries and interaction each other.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said the helplines acceptable up by the Department of Non-Resident Keralites Affairs (NoRKA) had processed 381 distress calls since the commencement of the conflict. So far, 137 non-resident Keralites and 244 persons having relatives moving successful the Gulf person availed themselves of the 24-hour NoRKA helpdesk services (+91-8802012345-International Missed Call) and 18004253939-Toll Free India number).
The CMO said the bulk of the calls acrophobic formation cancellations and information instructions. Scores of callers asked whether the Government of India (GoI) were organising evacuation flights from the Gulf region. Non-resident Keralites besides expressed profound interest astir the information if the information concern successful the Gulf worsened.
