{"id":17296,"date":"2026-08-27T17:41:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T17:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17296"},"modified":"2026-08-27T17:41:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T17:41:30","slug":"nepal-floods-mea-sets-up-control-room-nearly-200-indians-missing-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17296","title":{"rendered":"Nepal floods: MEA sets up control room; nearly 200 Indians missing | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133571819,imgsize-303866,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/representative-image.jpg\" alt=\"Nepal floods: MEA sets up control room; nearly 200 Indians missing\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Ministry of external affairs on Thursday set up a round-the-clock special control room in Delhi to assist people stranded in the flash floods of Nepal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>This comes after death toll jumped to 359 while 288 were reported missing.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>&#8220;We have set up a control room in the Ministry of External Affairs here, which will function round-the-clock,&#8221; MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>&#8220;Our embassies, both in Kathmandu and in Beijing, have also set up 24&#215;7 helplines,&#8221; he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Later in the day. MEA shared details of the control room in a statement.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>\u201cThe control room can be contacted at +91 11 2308 8718 +91 11 2308 8719. For WhatsApp calls\/messages: +91 9968291988. <!-- -->Email: situationroom@mea.gov.in,\u201d it said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The emergency contact numbers of the Indian embassy in Kathmandu are (also on WhatsApp): +977 985 131 6807; +977 970 910 7500; and +977 981 032 6117.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>According to the MEA, Nepali authorities can be contacted at the following helpline numbers: Tourist Police: +977 9851289445; Nepal Army: +977 9851072914 (email: dgmi-foreign@nepalarmy.mil.np); NDRRMA: +977 9851320269 \/+977 9849281097; Rasuwa Police: +977 9851254960; Assistant chief district officer, Rasuwa: +977 9851164422; Nuwakot Police: +977 9851282380; Assistant chief district officer, Nuwakot: +977 9851248777; Dhading Police: +977 9851229860; Chief district officer, Dhading: +977 9851247777; Chitwan Police: +977 9855013999; Assistant chief district officer, Chitwan: +977 9855088891.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Later, Jaiswal shared an update on X, saying that 63 Indians were rescued from Iran.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>&#8220;Update on Indian nationals rescued in Nepal. Please see the names of 63 Indian nationals working at Trishuli-I project in Nepal who have been rescued.&#8221; he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Massive flash floods originating in Tibet swept through central Nepal on Wednesday, devastating several towns and villages, washing away critical bridges and crippling a dozen hydropower projects, affecting multiple districts.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>India on Thursday said it stands \u201cshoulder-to-shoulder\u201d with Nepal to help it deal with the crisis as rescue operations gathered momentum in the Himalayan nation.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/nepal-floods-mea-sets-up-control-room-nearly-200-indians-missing\/articleshow\/133571783.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Ministry of external affairs 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