Kathmandu, Oct. 28
About 123,848 Nepalis have returned to
their home country after the advent of coronavirus pandemic Nepal and
subsequent lockdown on March 24 this year.
According to the COVID-19 Crisis Management
Centre (CCMC), those Nepali nationals have returned from 33 countries.
The highest migrant returnees are from the
United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Approximately
35,992 Nepalis have returned from the UAE, 23,135 are from Qatar, 17,924 from
Malaysia, 17,322 from Saudi Arabia and 9,923 from Kuwait.
Likewise, till 27 October, 3,541 returned
to Nepal from Japan, 2,973 from Turkey, 2,126 from Oman, 1,811 from South
Korea, 1,339 from Bahrain, 1,100 from Australia and 1,026 from Maldives.
Although a large
number for Nepalis want to return home from foreign land, the limited aeroplane
seats available has prevented them from coming here. About 1000-1500
individuals are returning a day on an average. As per the CCMC data, about 743
passengers, including two foreigners, landed at the Tribhuvan International
Airport via various airlines.
They were from
Qatar, Kuwait, UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Nepalis in foreign
countries say that it was difficult to get a ticket to travel back home for the
next couple of months. They suggested to increase the number of flights to
Kathmandu from various destinations, especially the Gulf and Malaysia.
Likewise, many are
awaiting the resumption of flight services to various Indian cities.
The returnee
migrants are directly taken to the holding centres managed by the Nepal Army in
Kathmandu, and after registering their individual profile and conducting health
check-up are sent to the quarentines in coordination with the respective
states.
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