INDORE: A team of 65 girls led by officials from MP Youth and Sports department, who visited Naval Base at Kochi under 'Maa Tujhe Pranaam' programme on August 15, got stuck in Kerala floods.“The students along with six government officials left for Ernakulum on August 13 as part of their visit at Naval Base in Kochi under state government’s sponsored 'Maa Tujhe Pranaam' programme. The group was supposed to return on August 18 but due to floods, they got stuck,” district sports officer, Joseph Baxla told TOI.He said that with the help of Kerala government and railway officials, they reached Chennai on Sunday.“Railway officials and local administration provided accommodation to the team in a hotel there. They will leave from Chennai on Monday evening and will reach Bhopal via Delhi on Tuesday,” Baxla said.Students allegedly blamed the government agencies, which arranged the entire visit, for putting their life at risk despite knowing that Kerala witnessed the worst floods in almost a century.“During our visit to Kerala, we had a close encounter with nature’s fury. In the hotel where we stayed, it was kneedeep water at the ground floor. In our stay of four days there, most of us only got rice in lunch and dinner,” one of students said wishing anonymity.

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