Delhi Hotels Provide Free Food & Stay To Foreign Tourists Stuck In India Due To Travel Ban

Amid the nationwide lockdown, foreign tourists who have been to India on a tour are finding it difficult to manage their stay as they are out of cash. Luckily for them, the hotels are providing them with free food and accommodation. These tourists from the European countries are residing in Delhi's Paharganj hotels and are grateful to the hoteliers for allowing them to stay and not asking them to vacate amid the lockdown. "A very few of the medical shops are open. The only place where we can get food is the hotel. We are very grateful for this," added Jerani. "It has been more than a week since we have been trying to return to our countries. Our flights have been cancelled. We are now running out of cash. We just want to go back to our home," she added. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a letter regarding grant of consular services in order to help the foreign nationals stuck in India due to the lockdown owing to Coronavirus. "As a number of foreign nationals are in the country since the imposition of travel restrictions and are unable to exit the country during the validity of their visa, it has been decided to provide the essential consular services by Office of the Foreigners Regional Registration Officers/ Foreigners Registration Officers to foreign nationals presently in India," said the MHA.