Majority of those stranded in Iraq hail from the northern parts of Haryana, including Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Ambala and Kaithal districts.
According to an official release here tonight, among the persons hailing from Haryana who are stranded in Iraq include 11 from various places in Yamunanagar district, nine from Kurukshetra, nine from Karnal, ten from Ambala, four from Kaithal and one each from Sirsa and Rohtak districts.
Among those stranded include Suresh Pal, Jasbir Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Harjit Singh, Sukhwinder Singh, Naresh Kumar and Satnam Singh, all hailing from different places in Yamunanagar district.
Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has given firm assurance that all-out efforts would be made for "safe evacuation of people from Haryana who have been stranded in Iraq."
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Hooda said the state government is keeping a close watch on emerging situation in Iraq and is in constant touch with the Union Ministries of Home and External Affairs "to ensure safe evacuation of the people of the state."
If required, the state Government would bear the expenditure of bringing the people of Haryana stranded in Iraq back to India, Rajpal said.
He said the officers of the Union Ministry of External Affairs as well as Indian Embassy in Iraq were being contacted from time to time to get information about those stranded in Iraq.