16 people from Haryana stranded in Iraq

A day after it was set up, the control room set up by the Haryana Government has got information about 16 persons from the State who are stranded in strife-torn Iraq.
Most of those stranded in Iraq hail from Yamunanagar and Kurukshetra districts of the State.
According to an official release here today, among the persons hailing from Haryana who are stranded in Iraq include Suresh Pal, Jasbir Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Harjit Singh, Sukhwinder Singh, Naresh Kumar and Satnam Singh, all hailing from different places in Yamunanagar district.
Rajbir Singh of Bastali, Karnal; Rajesh Kumar, Mohan Lal, Sandeep, Sanjeev Kumar, all hailing from Kurukshetra distict, Hmant Kumar from Mandi Dabwali in Sirsa, Amit Kumar from Ambala, Deepak and Baljinder Singh from Kaithal districts, are also among those stranded in Iraq.

Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had yesterday given firm assurance that all-out efforts would be made for "safe evacuation of people from Haryana who have been stranded in the strife-torn Iraq."
Hooda had said that the state government is keeping a close watch on emerging situation in Iraq and is in constant touch with the Union Ministries of Home and External Affairs "to ensure safe evacuation of the people of the state."
The state government has set up a control room with telephone number 0172-5059197, which is functional round-the-clock where people can provide information regarding members of their family or relatives stranded in the strife-torn nation so that necessary steps can be taken for their safe evacuation.