Jakarta – A total of 281 Indonesian citizens (WNI), stranded in India for the previous six months, were finally able to go back to Indonesia through the self-repatriation program carried out by the Indonesian Embassy in New Delhi.
The last repatriation was the seventh batch and with the biggest number of returnees, the Indonesian Embassy kept in mind on Tuesday.
The WNI were stranded in numerous cities in India following a lockdown imposed by the Indian Government considering that March 24, 2020, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The seventh batch of repatriation was conducted through the Garuda Indonesia flight GA8270 serving the New Delhi-Jakarta-Medan path and was arranged to transit in Jakarta on Tuesday (Sept 1) at 2: 50 a.m. local time and gotten here in Medan, North Sumatra, at 10: 15 a.m. local time.
Of the 281 Indonesian citizens, 216 were members of the Tabligh churchgoers going to a tabligh gathering in India, 10 trainees, six health spa therapists, 10 Indonesian residents undergoing treatment in India, two team members, 6 travelers, 2 badminton coaches, 7 specialists, 7 holders of Abroad Person of India (OCI), one Indonesian citizen wed to an Indian resident, and 14 member of the family of the Indonesian Embassy in New Delhi.
Apart from New Delhi, a few of them originated from Odisha, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka.
Among the requirements for Indonesian citizens to board this repatriation flight was a negative result in a PCR/swab test for COVID-19 medical diagnosis from a government-accredited medical lab that can get approval to carry out the test.
The Indonesian Embassy in New Delhi facilitated the repatriation participants with certificates declaring they had actually carried out COVID-19 tests and the results were unfavorable, travel certificates to support smooth travel to their respective regions in Indonesia, and supplying complete PPE qualities, so as not to contract the infection during the return journey.
Indonesian Ambassador to India Arto Suryodipuro congratulated the Indonesian people, as all the processes of returning house were normally running smoothly.
” The Indonesian Embassy in New Delhi will constantly be at the leading edge of safeguarding all Indonesian residents, particularly those still in India at this time. The Indonesian Embassy in New Delhi particularly lauds the IGIA airport immigration officers for their sound cooperation in smoothing the immigration procedure for Indonesian citizens taking part in repatriation and likewise other relevant authorities in New Delhi, consisting of the FRRO Delhi and the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” the ambassador kept in mind in a declaration.
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