New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- The Indian Embassy and Consulate in Saudi Arabia are actively engaged with concerned airlines and tour operators to streamline the repatriation of Indian pilgrims who are stuck in the Kingdom, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday.

Addressing a bi-weekly media briefing in New Delhi, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal noted that approximately 3,000 stranded Umrah travellers had successfully returned home over the past seven days, alongside more than 10,000 normal Umrah pilgrims who had also completed their journeys.

When questioned regarding potential government-backed evacuation plans for citizens stranded amid the ongoing conflict, Jaiswal stated, "They (India's Embassy and Consulate in Saudi Ar...