‘Helpline’ Birla brings hope to Indians stranded in Ukraine and their parents back home!
Kota: The helpline started on the initiative of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to help Indian students stranded in Ukraine is proving to be extremely helpful. So far, more than 100 students and their parents from 15 states have contacted the helpline.
After the military clash between RussiaUkraine, Speaker Birla started helplines in Delhi and Kota offices to help the students. Students from states like Rajasthan, Bengal, H i m a c h a l Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Bihar etc. have cont a c t e d this help l i n e till Friday night.
Information about students and their parents on the helpline has been collected and m a d e available to the Ministry of External Af fairs.
At the s a m e time, students and parents are being informed through WhatsApp and phone calls about whatever information is being released from the Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian Embassy in Ukraine. A
art from this, an appeal is also being made to the students to maintain restraint and be patient, take shelter in safe places till help arrives and help each other through the helpline.
