After the Andhra Pradesh government set up a control room at AP Bhavan in New Delhi in view of the Nepal earthquake, it (the control room) has assisted 33 references since last night.
As many as 380 Telugus are reported to be stranded in Nepal following the earthquake.
47 Telugu people (28 from Hyderabad and 19 from Vijayawada) have been brought to New Delhi last night in three IAF flights which rescued 400 Indians from Nepal.
AP Bhavan has made all arrangements to provide shelter, food and assistance to the Telugu people being rescued from Nepal. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has instructed Minister of State Y S Chowdary and AP Special Representative in Delhi K Ramamohan Rao to ensure that the Telugu people were put on appropriate flights immediately based on their destinations.
The AP Bhavan officials are coordinating with the Nepal Embassy and the Ministry of External Affairs, India.
Others rescued from Nepal will be put on flights to their respective destinations today.
For any assistance, people can call the control rooms in New Delhi at 011-23782388 or in Hyderabad at 040-23456005. (INN)