The last group of Indian passengers stranded were evacuated under Operation Sagar Bandhu at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo following Cyclone Ditwah, the High Commission of India in Sri Lanka said on Monday. In a post on X, the High Commission of India in Sri Lanka said the stranded passengers were seen off by Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha before boarding an Indian Air Force aircraft to Thiruvananthapuram.

The High Commission shared that the departing passengers chanted "Bharat Mata ki jai" as they prepared to leave under the coordinated evacuation effort. "Operation Sagar Bandhu bringing smiles. The last batch of Indian passengers stranded in Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo, in the wake of Cyclone Ditwah chants `Bharat Maata ki jai` as High Commissioner Santosh Jha sees them off before boarding Indian Air Force aircraft to Thiruvananthapuram," it said.