‘Operation Kaveri’: Another batch of 186 Indians evacuated from Sudan arrive in Kochi
Kerala, May 1: The security situation in Sudan is very complex, highly volatile and unpredictable and India’s objective is to get every stranded Indian in that country out of harm’s way.
Keeping in view the safety and security of stranded Indians, another batch of 186 Indians from strife-torn Sudan on Monday arrived in Kochi under Operation Kaveri.
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Meanwhile, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Official Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted, "#OperationKaveri continues to bring Indians back home."
"Flight carrying 186 passengers’ touches down in Kochi.”#OperationKaveri continues to bring Indians back home.
Flight carrying 186 passengers touches down in Kochi. pic.twitter.com/wqwGvt7ppO — Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) May 1, 2023
As per the sources, Kochi-bound flight on Sunday departed from Jeddah with 186 passengers.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday tweeted: "With almost 1400 Indians evacuated in IAF aircraft over the past few days, two C-130 J aircraft have evacuated 260 personnel including elders who were above 90 years of age & one above 102 years of age."
Earlier, External Affairs Minister (EAM) Jaishankar, on Sunday, said that nearly 2300 evacuee Indians have reached India.
EAM Jaishankar also took to his official Twitter handle to tweet the same and wrote, "A C-130 Indian Airforce flight has landed in New Delhi with 40 passengers. With this flight, around 2,300 people have reached India."
The number reached the 2300 mark on the 8th flight however, following it, three more flights carried 229, 288 and 135 passengers respectively, taking the number of evacuees to more than 2500.
On Saturday evening, 365 Indians from Sudan arrived in New Delhi under Operation Kaveri, while a flight carrying 231 Indian passengers reached the national capital on Saturday morning. As a ceasefire has been called in Sudan, several countries, including India, are attempting to evacuate their citizens from a conflict-ridden nation.
Notably, Sudan is experiencing bloodshed as a result of clashes between the army and paramilitary forces.
Fighting has erupted between soldiers loyal to Sudanese army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, paramilitary Rapid Support Soldiers (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.
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Committed to ensuring that no Indian national is left behind in Sudan, India has deployed its military planes and warships in the war-torn country to bring its citizens safely under Operation Kaveri.
- With inputs from agencies
