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91-member Kerala study tour team stranded in Telangana returns home

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 4 (UNI) A 91-member study tour team, including students of Mar Baselios Vocational Higher Secondary School, Senapathy, Idukki, who were stranded in Secunderabad, Telangana, following train cancellations in the wake of Cyclone Murasu, commenced their return journey to Kerala in the early hours of Wednesday.
The team boarded a special train from Secunderabad to Thiruvananthapuram at 5 am on November 4.
The group had left for Secunderabad by train on October 31 as part of an educational tour and was scheduled to return on November 3 by a train departing at 2.30 pm. However, after vacating their accommodation and proceeding to the railway station, they learnt that train services had been cancelled due to the situation arising from Cyclone Murasu.
Following this, the group approached the Chief Minister's Office and Udumbanchola MLA Adv. Senapathy Venu for assistance. Acting on the directions of the Chief Minister's Office, arrangements were initiated through NORKA Roots for the group's return journey and temporary accommodation.
NORKA Roots' NRI Development Officers in Bengaluru and Chennai coordinated with Malayali associations in Telangana to ensure the necessary facilities for the stranded members.
Reservations for the return journey were secured following discussions with senior South Central Railway officials in Secunderabad, including Divisional Regional Manager R. Gopalakrishnan, Joint General Manager Satheesh Kumar and Commercial Inspector Syed Amaruddin. NORKA Roots also facilitated accommodation for the 91-member team with the support of Malayali organisations in Telangana.
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