India Launches Operation Kaveri..

Indians from Sudan reach New Delhi Photograph:( Twitter



Operation Kaveri: India evacuates 1,100 Indians stranded in Sudan. As violence continues in Sudan, India has launched an operation to evacuate its citizens from violence-hit Sudan under Operation Kaveri, under which India has evacuated about 1,100 civilians. Air Force and Indian Navy have been successful in evacuating them safely through aircraft and through ships.

Jeddah, Apr 26 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs, V. Muraleedharan receives as a second C-130 flight reaches Jeddah bringing 135 passengers from Sudan under Operation Kaveri, on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)




An Indian Air Force C-130J aircraft carrying 128 Indians reached Jeddah, while INS Teg left Port Sudan last night carrying 297 passengers including the fifth batch of Indians.

 Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan, who is currently in Jeddah to oversee the rescue operations, tweeted, "Efforts are being made to ensure that all Indians who have reached Jeddah are sent back to India at the earliest."

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted, “4th IAF C-130J flight with 128 passengers departed from Port Sudan for Jeddah. This is the sixth batch of Indians to be evacuated from Sudan under Operation Kaveri. After this, a total of about 1100 people have been evacuated from Sudan so far.

 Meanwhile Mr Muraleedharan met the family of Albert Augustine, an Indian national who was killed in the firing in Khartoon. He tweeted, “Met the family of Albert Augustine, an Indian killed in Sudan who arrived in Jeddah by Indian Air Force C130J aircraft. Immediately arranged tickets for the family to reach Kochi.


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