The Indian Tourism Ministry has set up a portal
‘strandedinindia.com’ to extend support to foreign tourists who got stranded
amid the lock down measures and the global travel curbs initiated to deal with
coronavirus pandemic.
The portal provides comprehensive information on the COVID-19
helpline numbers or call-centres that the foreign tourists can reach out to for
help. Besides the tourists can know have details of the Ministry of External
Affairs control centers along with their contact information. They can also
access information on state-based or regional tourism support infrastructure,
said an official release.
The portal facilitates a foreign traveller to get in touch
with concerned authorities from any area within the country. It also provides
emergency contact numbers – Helpline Number (+91-11-23978046 or 1075); WhatsApp
number (+919013151515); Tourist Helpline (1363 or 1800111363).
The Ministry of External Affairs has already established a
24X7 helpline for coordination on COVID-19. The tourists can contact the
following for any information:
Control Room: 1800118797 (toll free), +91-11-23012113,+91-11-
23014104, and +91-11-23017905
Several embassies are working closely with the Tourism
Ministry and state tourism departments to take their nationals home during the
lockdown.
“The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany and Kerala
Tourism worked together for the successful repatriation of 232 German and EU
nationals in Kerala. Today, all the tourists were able to return to Frankfurt,”
tweeted Kerala Tourism on Tuesday.
