Social groups play big role in NRIs repatriation from UAE – Gulf Today

Social groups play big role in NRIs repatriation from UAE – Gulf Today

Social groups play big role in NRIs repatriation from UAE

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Volunteers distribute PPE kits to passengers.

Imran Mojib, Special Correspondent

Over 125,000 Indians have been safely repatriated home from the UAE since the Vande Bharat Mission started on May 7. Several others will return to India during the Phase 4 of the mission which started on July 1.

Since more than 450,000 Indians had registered for repatriation, a number of community groups have come forward and have been playing an important role in repatriating Indians stranded in the UAE by organising chartered flights to various destinations in India.

Latest addition to the list was a flight chartered by Thanneer Panthal, a group of expatriate Indians in the UAE, to repatriate 172 stranded Indians. The flight took off from Sharjah International Airport and landed safely at Kochi International airport.

Volunteers distribute face shields, hand sanitisers and snacks.

Najeem Rahman, convener of Thanneer Panthal's flight charting wing, said that the motive behind this effort was to offer a helping hand to people who were in need of medical care, pregnant women, stranded visitors, people who have lost their jobs, low-income workers and those who were in financial crisis. The group helped the deserving countrymen by offering them