Bhubaneswar: The state government Thursday said 23 pilgrims and tourists from the state, who were stranded in Nepal in the wake of violence, have been rescued and brought back to India through a special initiative.
A statement by the Directorate of Odisha Paribar under the department of Odia Language, Literature and Culture, said 23 Odia pilgrims have been rescued from Nepal and brought back to India. Within five hours of the incident coming to light, the Directorate of Odisha Paribar contacted the office of the Chief Resident Commissioner of Odisha in New Delhi. The office, in turn, reached out to the Embassy of India in Kathmandu and the Ambassador of India through the Ministry of External Affairs, the statement added. Odia Language, Literature and Culture Minister Suryabanshi Suraj in a post on X said, “Due to the political instability in Nepal, 23 Odias who were stranded there have been brought back to India.
ନେପାଳରେ ସୃଷ୍ଟ ରାଜନୈତିକ ଅସ୍ଥିରତା କାରଣରୁ ସେଠାରେ ଫସି ରହିଥିବା ୨୩ ଜଣ ଓଡ଼ିଆଙ୍କୁ ଭାରତକୁ ଫେରାଇ ଅଣାଯାଇଛି । ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସରକାରଙ୍କ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା, ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଓ ସଂସ୍କୃତି ବିଭାଗ ଅଧିନସ୍ଥ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ପରିବାର ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶାଳୟ ଓ ନୂଆଦିଲ୍ଲୀସ୍ଥିତ ମୁଖ୍ୟ ଆବାସିକ ଆୟୁକ୍ତ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟାଳୟର ଉଦ୍ୟମକ୍ରମେ ସମସ୍ତ ୨୩ ଜଣ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟଟକ ଆମ…
— Suryabanshi Suraj (@suryabanshibjp) September 11, 2025
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Through the efforts of the Odisha Paribar Directorate under the Odisha Government’s Department of Odia Language, Literature, and Culture, and the Office of the Chief Resident Commissioner in New Delhi, all 23 Odia tourists have safely returned to our country.” “Heartfelt thanks to the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India and the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu for their cooperation,” he added.
