JEDDAH: The third batch of 135 other stranded Indians on board another IAF C-130J aircraft left for trouble-torn Sudan on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan received the second batch of 148 evacuated Indians as the first IAF C-130J arrived at Jeddah airport on Wednesday. Earlier, naval ship INS Sumedha reached Jeddah port with 278 evacuated passengers. tweeted the Ministry of External Affairs.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Ministry of External Affairs tweeted that 121 passengers were flown by IAF C-130J aircraft. However, the Minister of State for External Affairs later tweeted that 148 Indians were evacuated in the second batch. Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan tweeted, “First IAF C-130J aircraft carrying 148 Indians reaches Jeddah under #OperationKaveri from Port Sudan.”
A second C-130 flight arrives in Jeddah carrying 135 passengers from Sudan.#Operation Kaveri Continuously moving forward. pic.twitter.com/JvwKgelnqNDr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) April 25, 2023
The third batch of 135 Indians from Port Sudan reached Jeddah in an IAF C-130J aircraft.
Onward journey to India will begin shortly for all those who have reached Jeddah. #Operation Kaveri pic.twitter.com/OHhC5G2Pg8
– V. Muraleedharan (@MOS_MEA) April 26, 2023
On Tuesday, Union Minister of State for External Affairs inspected the transit facility at the International Indian School, Jeddah, where Indians evacuated from Sudan will be received and briefly kept before coming to India. Will be received from Sudan and presented briefly before traveling to India. It is fully equipped with mattresses, provisions, fresh food, toilets, medical facilities, WiFi. It has 24*7 control room. #OperationKaveri,” the MoS wrote on Twitter.
#Operation Kaveri In full Swing.
IAF’s second C-130J flight carrying 135 passengers took off from Port Sudan for Jeddah.
This is the third batch of people evacuated under #Operation Kaveri, pic.twitter.com/oQzsH4yBAr— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) April 25, 2023
As fighting intensified between the Sudanese army and paramilitary groups in the capital Khartoum, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday informed that its ‘Operation Kaveri’ is underway to evacuate its nationals from war-torn Sudan and around 500 Indians have reached Port Sudan. Are. India launched “Operation Kaveri” to bring back stranded Indians from the war-torn country.
Under the first IAF C-130J aircraft #Operation Kaveri Landed in Jeddah carrying 148 Indians from Port Sudan.
Happy to see happiness among Indians. pic.twitter.com/PwvDFFiHFK
– V. Muraleedharan (@MOS_MEA) April 25, 2023
Indian Navy’s INS Teg on Tuesday joined the ongoing ‘Operation Kaveri’ to evacuate Indians stranded in Sudan. A senior MEA official said the frigate reached Port Sudan on Tuesday with additional officers and essential relief material for the stranded Indians.
“INS Teg joins #OperationKaveri. Arrived Port Sudan with additional officers and essential relief material for stranded Indians,” Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted on Tuesday. “The embassy in Port Sudan will support the ongoing evacuation efforts by the Camp Office,” Bagchi said. INS Teg is the fourth Talwar-class frigate built for the Indian Navy. In the latest development, warring factions in Sudan have agreed on Monday to a 72-hour ceasefire brokered by the US and Saudi Arabia, while the countries begin their evacuation. Citizen from the country.