HYDERABAD: The Indian Consulate General in Jeddah has set up a camp office in the Indian Haj Pilgrims Office, Madinah, for extending assistance to the families of the Indian Umrah pilgrims who died in a bus accident.
The Indian Haj Pilgrims Office is located in Room No. 104, First floor, Saroor Taiba Al-Dahbiya Hotel, Al Masani, Madinah, according to a post by the Consulate General on ‘X’.
Meanwhile, a delegation of the Telangana government led by Minorities Welfare Minister Mohammed Azharuddin left for Saudi Arabia on Monday night to provide assistance to the families of the victims.
The delegation includes All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MLA Majid Hussain and Secretary, Minorities Welfare Department, B. Shafiullah.
The delegation will meet the Indian embassy officials and Saudi authorities to coordinate the efforts to help the families of the deceased.
The delegation was sent as per the decision taken by the Telangana Cabinet on Monday. The Cabinet decided to pay Rs 5 lakh ex gratia to the families of all deceased.