J-K floods: Chandrababu Naidu directs officials to evacuate stranded students

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday directed officials concerned in New Delhi to ensure that students from both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, who are stuck in flood-hit Srinagar, are evacuated at the earliest.

The Jammu and Kashmir floods have hit nearly 250 students of NIT-Srinagar, including 50 Telugu students, according to a release from the Chief Minister's Office.

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At a meeting with officials at Camp Office here, the chief minister ordered Government Representative in Delhi, K Ramamohan Rao and AP Bhavan Resident Commissioner Satish Chandra, to evacuate students from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and bring them home safely in a flight.

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Chandrababu also appreciated their efforts in bringing 33 students back to Delhi from the flood-hit area, the release said.