AP Bhavan opens help desk to assist Andhra Pradesh students stranded in Jammu and Kashmir
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, Agriculture Sciences & Technology College of Jammu, along with students from LPU in Punjab, safely arrived at AP Bhavan in New Delhi by Sunday evening."Out
of the 350 students, 150 students already departed to their native places in AP in the last two days, while the remaining 200 students are being provided with free food and accommodation, even as travel facilities are being arranged by the authorities," Suresh Babu informed.He elaborated: "It is estimated that a total of 2,000 students from AP are studying in various colleges in J&K.
A majority of students left for their hometowns, with just 600 being left, wherein 350 have been safely brought to AP Bhavan in Delhi."He added that more students are expected to arrive at AP Bhavan by Sunday night, who would be sent back to their native places through trains at the earliest.According to the AP resident commissioner, students stranded in J&K from AP are directed to contact the 24X7 round-the-clock helpline established at AP Bhavan and contact the following numbers: 011-23387089 and 9871999430. For more assistance, the students are directed to contact AP Bhavan deputy commissioner MVS Rama Rao at 9871990081 and liaisoning officer V Suresh Babu at 9818395787.
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