This Article is From Apr 25, 2015

24-Hour Control Room in Foreign Ministry; Nepal Thanks India for Assistance After Earthquake

24-Hour Control Room in Foreign Ministry; Nepal Thanks India for Assistance After Earthquake

People gather near a collapsed house after a major earthquake in Kathmandu in Nepal on April 25, 2015. (Reuters)

New Delhi: In the wake of the devastating earthquake in Nepal, a control room has been set up in Ministry of External Affairs to provide all help and information round the clock.

The numbers to the 24-hour Control Room are +91 11 2301 2113, +91 11 2301 4104 and +91 11 2301 7905, an official statement said.

Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh has expressed solidarity with Nepal, saying India stands by it in this hour of distress. "Will be our endeavour to extend all support & assistance to those affected," he tweeted.

Ambassador-designate of Nepal in New Delhi Deep Kumar Upadhyay said his country needs mobile medical assistant units from India, besides other help.

He thanked India for stepping in and offering help saying, "We have been in touch with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Our President is in touch with them and they have offered to help us. I thank India on behalf of Nepal for assisting us".
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