MEA activates dedicated Twitter handle to assist evacuation of Indians from Ukraine

India has already set up round-the-clock "control centres" in Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia. Credit: Reuters File Photo

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday activated a dedicated Twitter handle, "OpGanga Helpline" (@opganga), to assist in the evacuation of Indian nationals from war-torn Ukraine.

The mission to evacuate the stranded Indians from Ukraine has been named "Operation Ganga".

India has already set up round-the-clock "control centres" in Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia to assist in the evacuation of Indian nationals from Ukraine through border-crossing points with these countries.

The helpline numbers of the control room in Poland are: [phone], [phone] and [phone]. Those requiring help can also write an email to [e-mail], according to the MEA.

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The helpline numbers of the control room in Romania are: [phone], [phone], [phone] and [phone]. The email address for contacting the control room in Romania is [e-mail].

The MEA said Indians can contact the control room in Hungary on phone numbers [phone], [phone] and [phone]. It also has a WhatsApp number: [phone] for assistance.

The helpline numbers of the control room in Slovakia are [phone], [phone] and [phone]. The email address is [e-mail].

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