<p>Expressing concern over Indians stranded in Australia due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday requested his cabinet colleagues in foreign and civil aviation ministries to take necessary steps to bring them back.</p>.<p>Tomar has sought intervention of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri to bring back the Indians stranded in Australia due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>Tomar requested Jaishankar and Puri to take necessary action in the matter, official sources told PTI.</p>.<p>Tomar has forwarded a letter from Bhopal resident Rajesh Malik about his son Varun, who is stranded in Australia, where he had gone on an assignment.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-in-india-live-updates-total-cases-deaths-covid-19-tracker-%20worldometer-update-lockdown-30-latest-news-832551.html?_ga=2.64398504.606844986.1588412498-1897853262.1587057442" target="_blank"><strong>Follow latest updates on the COVID-19 pandemic here</strong></a></p>.<p>In the letter, Malik has also attached a list with names of a few others who were stuck in Australia and wished to return home.</p>.<p>The Union government has launched the country's biggest-ever peacetime evacuation plan to bring back thousands of Indians stranded in foreign countries due to the global pandemic, which has affected more than 190 nations.</p>.<p>The Indian Navy and Air India are bringing back around 16,000 Indians stuck in 13 countries. </p>
<p>Expressing concern over Indians stranded in Australia due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday requested his cabinet colleagues in foreign and civil aviation ministries to take necessary steps to bring them back.</p>.<p>Tomar has sought intervention of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri to bring back the Indians stranded in Australia due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>Tomar requested Jaishankar and Puri to take necessary action in the matter, official sources told PTI.</p>.<p>Tomar has forwarded a letter from Bhopal resident Rajesh Malik about his son Varun, who is stranded in Australia, where he had gone on an assignment.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-in-india-live-updates-total-cases-deaths-covid-19-tracker-%20worldometer-update-lockdown-30-latest-news-832551.html?_ga=2.64398504.606844986.1588412498-1897853262.1587057442" target="_blank"><strong>Follow latest updates on the COVID-19 pandemic here</strong></a></p>.<p>In the letter, Malik has also attached a list with names of a few others who were stuck in Australia and wished to return home.</p>.<p>The Union government has launched the country's biggest-ever peacetime evacuation plan to bring back thousands of Indians stranded in foreign countries due to the global pandemic, which has affected more than 190 nations.</p>.<p>The Indian Navy and Air India are bringing back around 16,000 Indians stuck in 13 countries. </p>