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Not possible to evacuate Indians stranded in USA amid Covid-19: Centre tells SC

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'They (the Indian nationals) are spread across US and cannot be brought back. The US government is extending the visas. Let us wait for some time,' the bench observed New Delhi: The Centre Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it would not be possible to evacuate Indian citizens stranded in the US due to travel restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic and bring them back at this stage.

Taking note of the submission, the top court observed that it would pass any order for the evacuation now. The government, which placed a status report before the apex court and apprised it of steps taken by the Centre, said that representations could be made within two weeks regarding "specific vulnerable people" stranded in USA to the designated officers

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