Shillong / Gangtok, Oct 6: At least 26 students from Meghalaya are stranded in Sikkim after the flash flood cut off roads and bridges.
Meghalaya government has activated the helpline number 1800-345-3644 for citizens of Meghalaya who may require assistance due to the natural calamity which occurred recently in the state of Sikkim.
Students and residents of the State can call the helpline number 1800-345-3644 for assistance they may need related to the above-mentioned Calamity.
The state Information department in a statement said that in case of emergency students can contact Mrs A. Ali, Additional Director of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Meghalaya Contact no: 98630 63305 and F. B Ramsiej, Deputy Director Higher and Technical Education, Government of Meghalaya Contact No: 7005037347 for coordination and redressal of issues.
According to sources ,31 students from Meghalaya are studying in Sikkim out of which 5 of them have returned on their own, while efforts are on to bring back the remaining 26 to Meghalaya.
In a post on X, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said that those affected by the devastation in Sikkim can reach out to the Directorate of Higher and Technical Education’s Additional Director A Ali and Deputy Director FB Ramsiej.
25 people have so far died and 143 are missing after a flash flood hit the Teesta River in the early hours of Wednesday.
Search and rescue operations, led by the Army and NDRF, are continuing as several parts of the Himalayan state remain cut off.
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(With Agency inputs)
