Bhubaneswar: Around 145 Odia migrants are scheduled to arrive Bhubaneswar From Bahrain, today in a Special Flight under the Vande Bharat Mission.
The special flight of Air India departed at 1:05 pm from Bahrain and arrived in Bhubaneswar International Airport at 11:30 pm yesterday.
Because of COVID19 pandemic, many people working in Bahrain were stranded due to suspension of flight operations. After the Indian government came to know about the situation, a special Air India flight under ‘Vande Bharat Mission’ was sent to bring the stranded Odias home.
In a video message the President of Odia Samaj in Bahrain, Mr Tapan Mishra expressed his gratefulness to the Central Government and Odisha Government for conducting this rescue operation.