West Bengal finally allows repatriation from abroad

NEW DELHI: West Bengal has finally allowed repatriation of domiciles from abroad when a total of 169 Indians will be returning by Air India flight from Dhaka to Kolkata from Monday.

Since a large number of residents from West Bengal are in Bangladesh, special efforts have been undertaken by the High Commission of India in Dhaka to identify those who with compelling reasons to return and accorded them due priority, according to informed sources.

The Bengal government had earlier dragged its feet on the issue, ET was the first to report.


The passengers on the first flight to Kolkata include 73 students, 16 elderly people, 45 stranded tourist, 16 cases of medical emergencies, and one pregnant lady.

Not only in Dhaka, but Indian nationals stranded across Bangladesh were facilitated and the passengers for this flight have come from 18 different districts.

In West Bengal, after completion of quarantine, they will travel to their homes spread across more than 20 districts, right from Pashim Bardhaman in West to North 24 Parganas in East and from Purba Medinipur in South to Jalpaiguri in the North.