Overview
- More than 500 Indians departed Qatar on March 11 on Qatar Airways services, with two additional India-bound flights slated for March 12.
- Close to 1,000 Indians left Doha over the past three days on Qatar Airways flights to New Delhi, Mumbai and Kochi, with facilitation continuing via the Salwa land crossing into Saudi Arabia on 96-hour transit visas.
- The Embassy in Doha kept three helplines running round the clock, expedited passports under Tatkal within one to two days and advised reporting any unidentified objects or debris to emergency services.
- MEA officials reported coordination with Gulf authorities to route passengers via Bahrain, Dammam and Riyadh, support non-scheduled flights from the UAE and assist exits from Iran through land crossings into Armenia and Azerbaijan after relocating students and pilgrims.
- The government confirmed two Indian deaths and one missing person from attacks on merchant vessels, while nationals injured in Israel and Dubai are receiving care under consular watch.