Delhi/Kota, Feb 25 (UNI) In an initiative to help students stuck in Ukraine, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has started a helpline at his residence office in New Delhi and Camp office in Kota-Bundi parliamentary constituency. So far, more than 100 students and parents from 15 states have contacted this helpline, a statement issued by the Lok Sabha Speaker’s office said. “Many Indian students are stuck there due to the closure of airspace after the outbreak of war in Ukraine. For these students, who are to be helped through the Embassy of India, Birla has started this helpline and this 24-hour helpline can be contacted on 011-23014011 and 23014022 in New Delhi and 0744-2505555 and 9414037200 in Kota Camp office,” the statement said. Students from States like Rajasthan, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, and Bihar had contacted this helpline by Friday evening. “Information about students and their parents on the helpline has been collected and made available to the Ministry of External Affairs. At the same time, students and parents are being informed through WhatsApp and phone calls about whatever information is being released from the Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian Embassy in Ukraine,” the statement said. Apart from this, an appeal is also being made to the students to maintain restraint and patience, take shelter in safe places till help arrives and help each other through the helpline,
