WCD Minister Mamta Bhupesh welcomes relieved students at the Jaipur airport

Jaipur: Nine children from Rajasthan stranded in Ukraine finally reached Jaipur on Sunday. Cabinet Minister Mamta Bhupesh welcomed the eight of them at the Jaipur airport while one girl left with her family members at the Mumbai airport itself.

Minister for women and child welfare Mamta Bhupesh along with other senior official gave a floral welcome to all the students at arrival hall of Terminal 2.

Later students were taken to VIP lounge, where they shared their experiences in Ukraine The children, while talking to the media, narrated their ordeal. “The situation is bad. We did not sleep for 3 days and were constantly in fear.

Reaching the border is difficult,” a student said. Richa from Ajmer said, “More than 3,000 students are still stranded. Children are living in bunkers.

The Raj govt has made good arrangements.” The eight students belonged to various districts including Ajmer, Jaipur, Kota, Bharatpur and Bhilwara. Later Mamta Bhupesh also received the Rajasthani students arriving at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.