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Two KTC buses were chartered to transport 33 Iranians, stranded in different parts of the State, to Mumbai on Thursday evening.
According to reports, Ahmed Namazi, trustee of the Iranian Mosque in Mumbai, had coordinated with KTC chairman and Vasco MLA Carlos Almeida, on request of the Consul General of Iran M A Alikhani.
Almeida accepted their request and 2 KTC buses were arranged to transport the Iranian nationals from Goa to Mumbai's Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport.
On receipt of a request from the Iran Consulate in Mumbai, permission from the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi was granted and KTC applied for a travel permit from the North Goa collector. The travel permit from Goa border to Mumbai airport was obtained from the IGP in Mumbai. Accordingly, 27 Iranian nationals were collected from Arambol, Vagator and Morjim, while the other 6 were working people. They were first taken to Asilo hospital for a check-up and after being granted a health clearance certificate, travelled to Mumbai in the 2 KTC buses.
The 33 Iranians reached Mumbai at 6.30 am on Friday and flew back to their country on an Iran Airways flight, which was scheduled to take off at 2.10 pm.
