‘Trying to make travel arrangements for 168 Keralites': Kerala government

Indian women wait for the arrival of their family members at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India, Sunday, April 5, 2015 after being evacuated from Yemen. India is evacuating its citizens from Yemen amid the growing violence in the Middle Eastern country. (Source: AP Photo)

Kerala government Monday said it is trying to make necessary arrangements to facilitate travel of around 168 Keralites, who were brought to Mumbai from war-torn Yemen by two IAF aircraft Sunday night.

State Minister for Diaspora K C Joseph said that while an Air India flight carrying 195 persons, mostly Keralites, from Djibouti landed in Kochi Sunday night, two other aircrafts carrying a total of 454 evacuees were touching down at Mumbai airport.

“Out of 454 evacuees who reached Mumbai, 168 are Keralites. They are protesting as they face difficulties to get train and flight tickets to Kerala,” Joseph told PTI.

He said the state government was trying to bring them to Kerala by train and AC buses.

Source:: Indian Express