Hyderabad, March 1 -- union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Sunday said that NRIs living in Gulf countries need not worry amid the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war, as the Centre has facilitated a route for their safe return to India via Muscat, Oman.
In a statement, The Minister said NRIs stranded in countries such as Dubai, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia can now travel by road to Oman and fly to India from Muscat International Airport.
He said the Indian Embassy in Muscat has also issued an advisory in this regard. According to officials, Dubai is about 450 km by road from Muscat, while travellers from other Gulf nations may need to cover nearly 1,000 km.
Bandi Sanjay clarified that travellers must obtain th...