More Qatar to Telangana flights sought

HYDERABAD: As many as 3,500 people from Telangana have registered themselves to return home from Qatar due to the prevailing Covid-19 situation there. However, with just one Vande Bharat flight being operated to Hyderabad, only 183 could return. There are an estimated 70,000 people from Telangana in Doha.
Various Telangana organisations in Doha in a joint letter to vice-chairman of Telangana State Planning Board B Vinod Kumar have sought more flights under Vande Bharat mission to bring people of Telangana back home.
They said the problems of Telangana people in Doha should be taken up with the government of India, adding that those seeking to return immediately had emergencies like severe medical ailments, pregnancy, death of immediate family members, expiry of short-term visa or on-arrival visa and loss of jobs and salaries for the last three months. The organisations said they were coordinating with the Indian embassy in Qatar and the repatriation committee formed for the mission. They said that at least those who have registered with the embassy should be evacuated immediately.
Based on the representation he received, Vinod Kumar wrote a letter to Union minister for external affairs S Jaishankar to schedule more flights from Qatar to Hyderabad.