NEW DELHI : Ahead of the arrival on Thursday of a first lot of 15,000 Indians, stranded abroad due to the halt of flights worldwide after the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Indian foreign ministry on Wednesday held a meeting with officials of key states to review plans and arrangements for the returnees.
The meeting was chaired by foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and chief secretaries of states like Maharashtra, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh besides others attended the virtual deliberations.
These are the states where the maximum numbers of those coming back are from or reside, two people familiar with the matter said.