Operation Ganga: Passport for ‘Operation Ganga’ was not colour, but humanity, says PM Modi India News – Times of India

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Said on Tuesday that ‘Operation Ganga’ was started to rescue the stranded Indians Ukraine Should be documented as a case study to inspire the coming generations as its success exemplified the greatness of India and its values ​​as people from many other countries were also evacuated.
You have displayed not only the spirit of India but also its values, the Prime Minister said. “Operation Ganga” to rescue Indians stranded in Ukraine.
He appreciated the patriotism, spirit of community service and team spirit displayed by all the stakeholders involved. Operation Ganga,
Wherever we live, we Indians never forget our values ​​and commitment towards humanity, the Prime Minister said.
The Prime Minister said that it was the inspiration of the Indian ethos that the Indian team involved in evacuating their people trapped in Ukraine also evacuated people from 18 countries including Nepal, Bangladesh and countries like US, Canada, UK. France,
“Operation Ganga was not done on the basis of passport color… rather humanity was central to it,” the prime minister said and added, “over 90 tonnes of relief material was also provided to Ukraine.”
Operation Ganga successfully evacuated around 23000 Indian nationals as well as 147 foreign nationals from 18 countries from Ukraine.
He also said that the way India has protected its citizens from adversity abroad, they are beginning to believe that the government is concerned about their welfare and safety.
“Operation Ganga was not the first one undertaken in recent times to rescue Indians stranded in a foreign country. Similar exercises were done earlier as Indians were evacuated in 2014 TunisiaAfter that in “Operation Rahat” Yemen In 2015, “Operation Sankat Mochan” in 2016 and “Devi Shakti” in 2016 to rescue stranded Indians in Afghanistan, the Prime Minister said.
He said that lakhs of lives were saved when India supplied relief material, including life saving medicines, to over 150 countries as part of the “Vande Bharat” campaign launched after the Covid-19 outbreak.
“I request all the stakeholders to record their experiences even emotions, management challenges. They should make a documentary on the whole exercise, which will be a case study as an inspiration for generations to come,” said the Prime Minister and at the ongoing “Amrit Mahotsav” to commemorate 75 years of India’s independence from the Indian diaspora. asked to participate. ,
The Prime Minister said that the experience of “Operation Ganga” should also be a learning lesson for the stakeholders in order to improve such operations in future, for which he suggested that the Indian Missions should collect the data of Indians living in their designated countries. Should keep updating.
The Prime Minister especially praised the various community organizations, saying that their selfless service is an example of Indian civilization even in foreign shores.