Manipur violent protests: States make evacuation arrangements

The Telangana government has decided to immediately airlift its students and citizens from Imphal to Hyderabad by a special flight on Sunday.

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The Nagaland government has deployed 22 buses to bring back 600 people from the state, who are stranded in Manipur, a minister said on Saturday.(Express Photo)

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Tripura
Agartala: The Tripura government has decided to evacuate students of the state stranded in violence-hit Manipur. A total of 208 students from Tripura, who are studying at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) and Central Agricultural University (CAU), are to be flown back from Imphal in two special commercial flights operated by IndiGo airlines, said Chief Minister Manik Saha at a media briefing in the state secretariat.

Nagaland
Kohima: The Nagaland government has deployed 22 buses to bring back 600 people from the state, who are stranded in Manipur, a minister said on Saturday. Speaking to reporters in Kohima, Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton said, “We are on the job to evacuate people of Nagaland from Manipur and the government is taking special care of our students studying in different higher education institutes there and also Nagas working there.” The state government also sought the support of Assam Rifles to provide security for the buses bringing back people of Nagaland.

Telangana
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has decided to immediately airlift its students and citizens from Imphal to Hyderabad by a special flight on Sunday.

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A press release from Telangana Government said, it is taking all measures to ensure the safety of its students and people residing in Manipur. As per information available, about 250 students belonging to Telangana are studying in various educational institutions in Imphal and surrounding areas, it further said. “A special flight has been arranged from Imphal to Hyderabad on 07-05-2023 forenoon,” it said.

Bihar
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has asked the chief secretary to talk to his counterpart in violence-hit Manipur to provide adequate security to people from the state living there. He also asked the chief secretary to make arrangements for the safe return of those willing to return.

Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday opened a helpline and a control room at AP Bhavan in Delhi for coordinating the evacuation of students stuck in Manipur. The helpline numbers are 011-23384016 and 011-23387089. “We are in constant touch with Manipur government and local administration to ensure all help,” said the government in a statement and shared six more helpline numbers from the NE state. Manipur officials contacts include Michael Achom, IRS (8399882392), Rehanuddin Choudhury, joint secretary (Home, 9436034077), Peter Salam, joint secretary (Home, 7005257760) and Charanjeet Singh, joint secretary (Home, 8794475406). Others include Mayengbam Veto Singh, deputy secretary (Home, 8730931414) and S Rudranarayan Singh, DSP (Home, 7085517602). (With ENS and PTI inputs)

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