The Union Minister of State for Railways Raosaheb Danve on Thursday, March 3, visited Mumbai Airport to ensure Railways’ arrangements for issue of tickets to students/persons returning from Ukraine under Operation Ganga, which is being carried out by the Indian government.
He interacted with the persons posted at the Reservation cum Helpdesk in the Airport and informed them to be courteous with them for their onward travel.
The minister also welcomed the passengers in the tarmac and explained them about the Railways’ arrangements for issue of tickets for their onward destination at the airport itself. They were informed about the Reservation cum Helpdesk manned by railways at the airport for guidance and booking.
Moreover, Patil interacted with the students and persons on their arrival and enquired about how they reached the border of Romania from where they boarded the flight to India, and their wellbeing etc.
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Later, he also addressed the media persons and informed about the Operation Ganga initiated by the Prime Minister to bring back Indians from Ukraine.
On Thursday, March 3, third flight of Air India from Bucharest, Romania successfully landed at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) via Kuwait at 05:33 hours with 180 Indian passengers along with 1 infant, onboard.
CSMIA, in compliance with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Government and Airport Health Organization (APO), undertook several measures to facilitate a smooth transit of the passengers to their respective destinations while adhering to all necessary norms and protocols.
However, looking at the grievous situation in Ukraine, owing to its conflict with Russia, District Collector Rajeev D. Nivatkar has appealed to any citizen or student of Mumbai stranded in Ukraine to contact the district control room, district collector office, Mumbai city on 022- 22664232 and mumbaicitync@gmail.com.
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