3,108 stranded Nepalis abroad flown to Nepal since evacuation operation

KATHMANDU, June 21: Since the government decided to evacuate the stranded Nepalis abroad on the priority basis since June 5, altogether 3,108 Nepalis have been brought back home in the chartered flights so far.

Nepalis who were living in camps abroad, the jobless ones and those whose visas were expired have been initially flown to Nepal from various countries in a coordinated effort among the government’s diplomatic missions abroad, Non-Resident Nepalis Association (NRNA) and the government of those countries.