New Delhi (NVI): The Ministry of Tourism has launched ‘Stranded in India’ portal to help foreign tourists stuck in various parts of the country due to COVID-19 lockdown.
The online portal, which is also available on incredibleindia.org, will help such foreign nationals in finding the information they may need to stay safe and travel back home.
“Stranded in India because of the #COVID19? Visit http://strandedinindia.com, an initiative of the Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India to find the information you may need to stay safe & also travel back home. The link is also available on http://incredibleindia.org,” the Ministry tweeted today.
Stranded in India because of the #COVID19?
Visit https://t.co/ank2e5uZiZ, an initiative of the Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India to find the information you may need to stay safe & also travel back home.
The link is also available on https://t.co/4PC4L0JvKg #IndiaFightsCorona— Ministry of Tourism (@tourismgoi) March 31, 2020
The country is currently under a 21-day lockdown to combat coronavirus from spreading. The lockdown kicked in on March 25 and will go on till April 14.
Countries around the world are trying to fly out their citizens who are stranded amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday last, over 500 German citizens, who were stranded in India due to the nationwide lockdown, were flown back to their country.