Bhubaneswar, Feb. 22 -- Four Odia workers from the Ganjam district, who were stranded in Oman, have safely returned to Odisha on Friday.

The stranded workers arrived in Mumbai from Muscat on an Air India Express flight at 4 a.m. on Thursday and subsequently reached Berhampur by train.

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday expressed gratitude to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and the Indian Embassy in Oman for their assistance in facilitating the safe return of four workers stranded in Oman.

As per a press statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office, upon learning about the plight of these workers through emails and reports in various Odia newspapers, Chief Minister Majhi promptly directed the Principal Residen...