As many as 311 pilgrims and tourists from Tamil Nadu are stranded in Nepal in the aftermath of the earthquake that has killed over a thousand people in the land-locked country.
According to an official release here on Sunday, the government said it was taking all efforts possible in co-ordination with the Ministry of External Affairs to rescue anyone from Tamil Nadu stranded in Nepal.
Immediately after the news of the earthquake, a disaster management cell has been set up at the office of the Revenue Commissioner in Chennai. Besides, a control room was set up in Tamil Nadu House in New Delhi. All the control rooms in the offices of the District Collectors were also put on alert.
From the information collected from the control rooms which received 15 calls from the family members and relatives of personnel stranded in Nepal, the government said 311 tourists and pilgrims from the State were stranded in Nepal at present.
The Resident Commissioner in New Delhi was co-ordinating with the MEA officials to obtain information on such stranded personnel. Necessary efforts have been taken up to rescue the stranded. Two personnel have been posted at the New Delhi airport to receive them and take care of them at the Tamil Nadu House and then fly them to Chennai.
Families and relatives could call the helplines at Tamil Nadu House at 011-21493460 and 011-24193456 to know more.
They can also call toll-free numbers 1070 or 1077. As the government was taking all efforts, the relatives and family members of those stranded need not worry, the release said.
