Nara Lokesh led efforts Successful Rescue Mission:144 AP citizens Board flight from strife-hit Nepal.

 144 AP citizens Board flight from strife-hit Nepal.
•    Special IndiGo flight departed Kathmandu, heading to Visakhapatnam and Tirupati.
•    Minister Nara Lokesh led rescue efforts. 
•    A Review meeting was held at RTGS with senior ministers and officials on the second day
•    Local MLAs to receive returnees and ensure their safe journey home.

Amaravati, September 11, 2025: An IndiGo flight carrying 144 stranded citizens of Andhra Pradesh successfully departed from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, marking a major milestone in the Andhra Pradesh Government’s rescue mission. The flight, which had earlier reached Kathmandu from Delhi, is now en route to Visakhapatnam. After a likely refuel, it will continue to Tirupati with the remaining passengers.

Out of the 144 passengers that boarded the flight, 104 passengers are bound to Visakhapatnam and the remaining 40 passengers will be travelling upto Tirupati.

This rescue operation comes as a relief to tourists and pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh who were stranded in the strife-ridden nation. The efforts were spearheaded by Hon’ble Minister for Education & IT, Shri Nara Lokesh, who has been actively monitoring the situation from the moment the crisis unfolded. 

Shri Lokesh personally coordinated with the Ministry of External Affairs, officials of border states, AP Bhavan in New Delhi, and ground teams to ensure the safe evacuation of all citizens.“ Special thanks go to the officials at the AP Bhavan in Delhi, who successfully coordinated the rescue mission,” he noted.

Earlier today, Shri Lokesh held a detailed review meeting at the AP Secretariat (RTGS) along with Ministers Smt. Vangalapudi Anitha, Shri Kandula Durgesh, and Shri Kondapalli Srinivas, to oversee the rescue arrangements. He directed that local MLAs and public representatives extend a warm welcome to the returnees at airports, including Visakhapatnam and Tirupati, and ensure safe onward travel to their respective hometowns.

With the successful take-off of this flight, the Andhra Pradesh Government reaffirms its commitment to safeguarding the welfare of its people, wherever they may be.