Bihari students stranded in the violence-hit Manipur on May 9 returned to Patna through a special flight arranged by the Bihar government. Altogether 172 students landed at Patna airport out of which 21 were from Jharkhand.
The officials of Bihar government were deployed at the airport to receive the students and they were welcomed with the rose flower. A help desk was also installed outside the airport for further enquiry. Students of four educational institutions were there in the flight which included Central Agriculture University (CAU), National Sports University (SPU), National Institute of Technology (NIT) and Indian Institute of Information Technology Senapati at Imphal, Manipur.
Patna resident Divyanshu Kumar of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Manipur said that they were safe and there was no problem for food and drinking water but the situation outside was very tense. He also said that the situation in Manipur was getting a bit better. He thanked the Bihar government for the timely rescue.
