Operation Kaveri: 250 more Indians rescued from conflict-ridden Sudan

Another batch of over 250 stranded Indians was evacuated from conflictridden Sudan by Indian Air Force under Operation Kaveri as the 72hour ceasefire has been agreed by the two warring factions on TuesdayOperation Kaveri is a rescue operation launched by the central government to evacuate stranded Indian citizens from SudanTwo IAF C130 J aircraft rescued more than 250 personnel from Port SudanIn a tweet Indian Air Force said OperationKaveri takes to the Skies Two IAF C130 J aircraft have evacuated more than 250 personnel from Port Sudan HarKaamDeshKeNaamTo ensure no Indian national is left behind in Sudan the Indian Air Force has deployed its IAF Garud Special Forces in Port SudanAlso Read 278 stranded Indians leave warhit SudanAn IAF Garud Special Forces officer was seen carrying a child on board the C130J Special Ops aircraft while evacuating Indian nationals from Port Sudan to Jeddah in Saudi ArabiaIndia has deployed its military planes and warships to rescue Indians from there as wellPrior to this a batch of another 135 stranded Indians were rescued from Sudan on WednesdayMeanwhile Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan received the second batch of the 148 evacuated Indians as the first IAF C130J reached Jeddah airport on WednesdayNaval vessel INS Sumedha also reached Jeddah port with 278 evacuated passengersOperationKaveri in full swing The second IAF C130J flight departs Port Sudan for Jeddah carrying another 135 passengers This is the third batch of evacuees under OperationKaveri MEA tweetedEarlier on Wednesday the Ministry of External Affairs tweeted that 121 passengers left by the IAF C130J aircraftHowever the MoS MEA later tweeted saying 148 Indians were evacuated in the second batchFirst IAF C130J aircraft under OperationKaveri from Port Sudan carrying 148 Indians landed in Jeddah tweeted MoS MEA V MuraleedharanOn Tuesday the 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 put up briefly before arriving in IndiaInspected transit facility IndianPage Jeddah where Indians evacuated from Sudan will be received amp put up briefly before travelling to India It is fully equipped incl with mattresses provisions fresh meals toilets medical facilities Wifi Has a 24X7 control room OperationKaveri the MoS wrote on TwitterAs the fighting between the Sudanese Army and paramilitary groups intensified in the capital Khartoum External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar informed on Monday that its Operation Kaveri to evacuate its citizens from battletorn Sudan is underway and about 500 Indians had reached Port SudanIndian Navys INS Teg on Tuesday joined Operation Kaveri to further facilitate the ongoing evacuation of Indians stranded in Sudan The frigate on Tuesday arrived at Port Sudan with additional officials and essential relief supplies for stranded Indians a senior MEA official saidINS Teg joins OperationKaveri Arrives at Port Sudan with additional officials and essential relief supplies for stranded Indians Ministry of External Affairs MEA official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted on TuesdayWill boost ongoing evacuation efforts by Embassy Camp Office at Port Sudan Bagchi added INS Teg is the fourth Talwarclass frigate constructed for the Indian NavyIn a recent development warring factions in Sudan have agreed to a 72hour ceasefire on Monday after the US and Saudi Arabia mediated the truce while countries are engaged in evacuating their citizens from the countryThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever