As many as 346 persons from Karnataka are stranded in crisis-hit Ukraine, according to the figures shared by the Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) at 3.30 p.m. on February 25. As many as 115 of them are from Bengaluru.
At least 91 of the stranded persons are students pursuing medical courses. As per the district-wise information of stranded persons received by the control room of the Disaster Management as of 6 a.m. on February 25, Bengaluru had the highest number at 28. Ten are from Mysuru and five each from Ballari and Hassan. Four each are from Bagalkot and Chamarajanagar, three each from Chikkaballapur, Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada, Haveri and Raichur, two each from Chitradurga, Davangere, Dharwad, Kalaburagi, Mandya, Udupi, and Vijayapura, and one each from Kolar, Shivamogga, and Uttara Kannada.
“The information collected by our 24/7 control room has been shared with the Ministry of External Affairs and embassy of India in Kyiv, Ukraine, to make all possible arrangements for safe evacuation of stranded students hailing from Karnataka. Further, MEA officers in countries bordering Ukraine are in strategic locations for safe evacuation through alternative routes.
