Dehradun. 17 people from Manipur reached Dehradun today safely. These include 14 students and one faculty and two members of their families. On reaching Dehradun’s Jollygrant Airport, all of them thanked Chief Minister Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami and said that it was only with the prompt help of the state government that they could reach Dehradun safely so quickly.
Students of the state are studying in the National Sports University located in Manipur. The parents were particularly worried about their safety in Manipur. In the past, understanding the problems of these students, Chief Minister Dhami had instructed to bring the students studying in Manipur safely to Uttarakhand. Along with this, instructions were given to make arrangements for air tickets etc. for their return.
In this sequence, a total of 17 people from Manipur reached Dehradun airport today. Doiwala SDM Shailendra Singh Negi welcomed them all by garlanding them at the airport. According to the information, 10 out of 17 students are from National Sports University, 4 NIT and one faculty and their family members are involved in this. On reaching Dehradun, all the students thanked Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and said that the state government helped them in every way on their return to Dehradun. Right from arranging flight tickets to his full security in Manipur was taken care of. Told that they are residents of Bageshwar, Almora, Haldwani, Kashipur. All of them were sent from Jollygrant airport to ISBT Dehradun by district administration vehicles from where they would be sent to their destinations via bus.
