Will send team to Nepal if MEA gives permission: West Bengal CM
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is seeking permission from the Ministry of External Affairs to send a state delegation to Nepal to assist in rescue operations. The state is working to locate 37 missing residents who were part of a Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra group.
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Highlights the coordination challenges between state and central governments during international humanitarian crises involving missing citizens.
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said late on Friday night (August 28, 2026) that the State Government would send a team to Nepal to assist in rescue and relief operations if it received permission from the Ministry of External Affairs.
“I have asked the Chief Secretary to seek permission from the MEA to send our delegation to Nepal, which will include one Minister, one MLA, one IG-rank police officer, and a senior IAS officer of secretary or joint secretary level. Once we get permission, we will move them to Kathmandu,” Mr. Adhikari said.
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