Vande Bharat Mission: 2nd flight from Bangladesh arrives in Srinagar with medical students

Last Updated: May 13 2020 | 7:07 AM IST

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Srinagar (JandK), May 13 (ANI): A second flight landed in Srinagar with around 169 medical students from Bangladesh. The students were stranded in Bangladesh after the lockdown was imposed in wake of coronavirus outbreak. All students expressed their gratitude towards the Government of India for evacuating them. The stranded Indian nationals across the globe are being brought back to their home country under Centre's Vande Bharat Mission. While speaking to ANI, the DC of Srinagar, Dr Shahid Choudhary said, "Around 700 students were in Bangladesh and today second flight came with 169 students. Tomorrow, another flight is scheduled and 169 more students will come in that. We had already requested for fourth flight and have made good facilities for students in the quarantine centers inside hotels. Their test and sampling will also be conducted here and 14 days quarantine is mandatory as it was an international travel. Once their test results will come then we will send them to their home