Tourism Ministry launches ‘Stranded in India’ portal to help foreigners amid lockdown

GUWAHATI: Ministry of Tourism has come up with a portal to disseminate information regarding services that can be availed by foreign tourists who are in India far away from their home land. The portal is titled ‘Stranded in India’ and aims to act as a support network for foreign tourists in various parts of the country.

A tweet can be found here:

https://twitter.com/PIB_India/status/1244923604216627200

The portal strandedinindia.com consists of the following information that will be useful for the tourists in their time of need:

a) Comprehensive information around COVID-19 helpline numbers or call-centres that the foreign tourists can reach out to for help.

b) A variety of information around Ministry of External Affairs control centers along with their contact information.

c) Information around state-based/regional tourism support infrastructure.

d) Help Support section to extend help to the ones in need of further information and connect foreign tourists to concerned authorities.

The website will also be featured on the Tourism Website and prominent Ministry of Tourism channels.

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