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Repatriation of 40,000 Nepalis Stranded in Foreign Lands Begins

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Repatriation of 40,000 Nepalis Stranded in Foreign Lands Begins
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The government has started to repatriate Nepali nationals stranded in foreign lands due to Covid-19 crisis on priority basis. After facing harsh criticism from various quarters of the society for showing reluctance to bring stranded Nepalis back home, the government has stepped up to rescue 40,000 citizens from different countries starting today. According to officials, the government has prioritized those facing difficulties and looking to return from major labour destination countries of Nepal including Malaysia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. However, the flight of Air Arabia scheduled for today to bring Nepalis from UAE has been canceled due to some technical reasons. The government of UAE had proposed to airlift Nepalis living there in its own expenses. Officials say that the flights will commence in the next few days after the issues are settled.

The government has targeted to bring over 18,000 Nepalis stranded in UAE and Myanmar. “10 chartered flights daily will bring Nepalis nationals from the countries. Some 18,000 are looking to return to Nepal from UAE while the number is 30 in Myanmar,” informed Suman Ghimire, joint secretary at Ministry of Labour.  A plane belonging to Myanmar Air Force has brought 26 Nepalis to Kathmandu today afternoon; the flight will take back Burmese stranded in Nepal.

Similarly, the government of Kuwait will also send 3,000 Nepalis, who have received general amnesty, back home at its own expenses.  Labour ministry officials say that 5,000 Nepali migrant workers, who have become jobless due to Covid-19 crisis, are waiting to be airlifted immediately from Kuwait and Nepal’s embassy has been working to set timeline for their repatriation.

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