The State Government is expeditingit efforts to rescue the Odia students who have been stranded in the war zones of Kharkiv and Pichosin in Ukraine, facing untold hardships for the last three days.
Out of those stranded, the State Government has managed to evacuate 65 Odia students safely to the west Ukraine border by two buses. Efforts are on to rescue all other students who have been stuck in the conflict zone, said the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) on Friday.
Till now, 199 Odia students have reached India safely. The State’s Resident Commission office at New Delhi is coordinating the efforts.
Notably, on the instructions of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, four special representatives have been given responsibility for four countries bordering Ukraine to supervise the Odias’ evacuation drive.