<span style="color: #222222;">The first flight for the evacuation of stranded Indian citizens in Bangladesh in the second phase of Vande Bharat Mission has arrived at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International airport in Kolkata this afternoon. Altogether 169 passengers landed in West Bengal who were stranded in Bangladesh due to outbreak of Carona pandemic and subsequent lockdown. After reaching in the city, medical check up was conducted and all of them have been sent to quarantine. After completion of quarantine period they will travel for their homes spreading across more than 20 districts of West Bengal .<br />''<br />''A special flight from Dubai brought 178 stranded people landed in Chennai Airport this morning. COVID-19 test samples were taken from them and were sent for the mandatory 14-day quarantine to the Indian Air Force facility in Tambaram near the city. Many of the evacuees are said to be those who overstayed and granted amnesty by the United Arab Emirates. They are from different parts of the country who will be sent back to their home states after the quarantine period. Another such flight is expected to arrive tomorrow.</span><br />
News On AIR | May 18, 2020 2:40 PM
Second phase of Vande Bharat Mission brings stranded Indians from Gulf Countries and Bangladesh