PANJIM: A total of 14 Goan students are currently stranded in Ukraine while three have safely returned. The State NRI Commissioner Adv Narendra Sawaikar informed that a total 17 Goan students are studying in Ukraine. “Of 17 students 3 have returned. Efforts are on for repatriation of the rest,” Sawaikar said
Meanwhile, Jaeden Pereira, student from Benaulim and presently stranded in Ukraine has taken refuge in a bunker, and is presently safe, but danger is mounting on his head, besides hundreds of other students due to bombarding by the Russian military.
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Speaking to media persons, Anita Gomes Pereira, mother of Jaeden said that her son is studying veterinary medicine in Sunni State University, Ukraine.
“Yes, we are in touch with him, and he is safe. He has taken refuge in the bunkers below the hostel. Now, the only problem is evacuation of him”, she informed.
Anita further said that there are nearly 500 students studying in Sunni State University who are stranded in Ukraine along with Jayden, and all of them are waiting for evacuation.
“As informed by Jayden there is direct bombing from the Russian military forces at the said area where the Jayden is stranded. Evacuation has become a major problem over there, as all students need to travel from east to west”, she stated.
She has received information from Jayden that many students who were residing in the west of Ukraine have already been evacuated, and the officials of the Union Government are in touch with the stranded students in Ukraine.
On the other hand South Goa district collector administration has identified nearly 12 families from the district of Goan students stranded in Ukraine, as on Tuesday Senior officers of the government visited them and assured full help and support in bringing their children back at the earliest.
As informed by Surendra Naik, Additional Collector South, all of them assured help in bringing their children back under Operation Ganga.
He further said that they have identified nearly 12 families Margao, Benaulim, Curtorim, Vasco and Ponda and contacted them.
