Later, the Ministry of External Affairs MEA is flying them back to airports in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, said Rani in a press note.Meanwhile, on behalf of AP government, various district officials and APNRTS are monitoring the situation of the evacuees, receiving them on landing and arranging travel to Visakhapatnam or Vijayawada by road or air on the states expense.
Of the 48 evacuees who returned to India, 45 have managed to reach their hometowns while three are quarantined, two at Bengaluru airport and one at Delhi, for want of yellow fever vaccination.