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Lockdown: 101 Sri Lankan students studying in Punjab evacuated by special flight from Amritsar
The 101 students from the neighbouring country were stranded due to the lockdown imposed as part of measures to control coronavirus spread.
Phagwara: Over 100 Sri Lankan students studying at the Lovely Professional University (LPU) here were on Thursday evacuated by a special Sri Lankan airlines flight from Amritsar International Airport, officials said.
Kapurthala Deputy Commissioner Deepti Uppal said the students were either staying at the premises of LPU or in paying guest accommodation near the university.
LPU Additional Director Aman Mittal said the 101 students from the neighbouring country were stranded due to the lockdown imposed as part of measures to control coronavirus spread.
Earlier, 259 Bhutanese students studying in LPU were airlifted through two different flights from Amritsar and Chandigarh airports by Bhutan government's special flights on March 28 and April 13 respectively.
