Indian embassy move to get cheap airfare for the amnesty-seekers

Abu Dhabi: The Indian embassy in the capital is negotiating with various airlines for a highly discounted one-way fare for the benefit of amnesty-seekers, an embassy official said here yesterday.
First Secretary Shrinivas Babu said the embassy has set up a travel agent counter in the embassy premises.
The rush of amnesty-seekers at the embassy is increasing and the embassy is mounting efforts to handle the additional pressure which is expected in August.
The embassy has collected 9,600 more passports of Indian workers, which were lying with the Abu Dhabi Naturalization and Residency Department for various reasons such as absconding, lost, sponsors’ complaints, etc.
According to an embassy source, the mission has received 560 applications from illegals and 250 outpasses have been issued in the capital. In the past three days, 265 workers approached the embassy while in June only 300 had contacted them for consultations.
05/07/07 Anwar Ahmad/Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates

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Categories: Foreign Jul 2007