Bihar govt introduces helpline for Indian students stranded in Ukraine

With the evacuation of Indian students trapped in Ukraine picking up speed, the Bihar government has started helplines for boys and girls hailing from the state who had gone to the war-torn country for pursuing higher education and are now anxious to make an exit in the wake of the military crisis.

The helpline numbers issued by the State Disaster Management Department are 0612-2294204, 0612-1070 and 7070290170. An email-id has also been issued by the government — seoc-dmd@bihar.gov.in. The Bihar Bhavan in New Delhi has also issued a helpline number and email-id — 7217788114,



rescm.bi@nic.in.

Notably, the Ministry of External Affairs has issued an advisory, urging Indian nationals in Ukraine to avoid thronging border checkpoints “without prior information” because of obvious security risks.

Airlifting of Indians, mostly medical students for whom Ukraine has been a much-preferred destination is underway and while the Centre has said they will not be charged for their travel back home, the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar has said it will bear the expenses of the remaining part of the commute, of those hailing from the state.