An Indian Navy Ship carrying 278 passengers evacuated from conflict-ridden Sudan landed in Saudi Arabia’s port city of Jeddah April 25 late night. The INS Sumedha’s docking in Jeddah marks the first successful segment carried under Operation Kaveri.
Separately, the Indian Navy’s second ship, INS Teg, arrived in Port Sudan to bring back more Indians.
As INS Sumedha docked in Jeddah, India’s Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar took to Twitter to thank his Saudi Arabian counterpart Faisal bin Farhan as well as the Saudi Arabian authorities for their cooperation in India’s evacuation efforts.
#OperationKaveri – the next step.
The first C-130 lands flight lands in Jeddah with another 121 passengers. They will be reaching home soon. pic.twitter.com/uzjTwGxjFy
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) April 25, 2023
Later, during the wee hours of April 25, India’s foreign minister Dr S. Jaishankar informed that the first C-130 plane landed in Jeddah with another 121 passengers.
Shortly after, a second IAF C-130J aircraft with 135 Indians from Port Sudan arrived in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah early April 26 morning. This was the third such batch reduced from war-torn Sudan under Operation Kaveri.
A second C-130 flight reaches Jeddah bringing 135 passengers from Sudan.#OperationKaveri moving steadily forward. pic.twitter.com/JvwKgelnqN
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) April 25, 2023
The Government of India will facilitate the journey of these Indian nationals back to the country soon, tweeted MoS in Ministry of External Affairs V Muraleedharan. Earlier this morning, another IAF aircraft with 148 Indian citizens landed in Jeddah.
The Government said it was focusing on the safety of over 3,000 Indian citizens presently located throughout Sudan. Besides, India has also set up a control room in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah to facilitate the evacuation of Indians from Sudan.
