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Satyendra Pathak
Doha
IN the wake of the ongoing GCC crisis, the Indian Embassy in Doha has issued an advisory on Thursday and assured that the political developments are not something which should worry Indian expatriates in Qatar.
"There is nothing happening in the region that suggests any threat to the physical safety and security of residents in Qatar. Please update yourself of the latest news and do not believe in rumours without cross-checking facts. The Embassy will be providing updates on its Twitter handle [@IndEmbDoha] from time to time as required," the advisory stated.
In the advisory, the Indian expatriates in Doha have been assured that the Embassy is monitoring the situation closely and is in touch with the Qatar's authorities to ensure safety of the Indian nationals in the country.
"The Qatari authorities have conveyed that they will take all necessary steps to ensure that normal life, including supplies of food items, is not affected," the advisory added.
With the cancellation of several flights, the Embassy has requested the Indian citizens to contact their travel providers for advice on modification to their travel arrangement and also to remain alerts for further developments.
On June 5, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt announced that they were cutting diplomatic relations with Qatar. These countries also announced the closure of air, sea and land travel links with Qatar. All these countries have also ordered their citizens to leave Qatar, in addition to ordering Qatari citizens to leave their territories. Air connectivity provided by several airlines between these countries has been disrupted, as a result of cancellation of a number of flights.
The Embassy of India, Doha, located at Villa Nos. 86 & 90, Street No. 941, Al Eithra Street, Zone-63, Onaiza, Doha, can be reached through any of the following: Email: [email protected]; Tel. No. during office hours: '44255777'; Tel. No. after office hours: '55575086'; Indian Cultural Centre: 50536234; and Indian Community Benevolent Forum: '55512810', '55532367', '55342708'.
