On April 28, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan interacted with Indians put up at the transit facility in Jeddah. The evacuees told MoS that they were feeling at home.
“Interacted with Indians put up at transit facility at Jeddah. Glad to hear from them that they are feeling at home. Appreciate volunteers, officials of @CGIJeddah, @IndianEmbRiyadh for their excellent involvement and hard work,” MoS MEA V Muraleedharan wrote on Twitter.
Muraleedharan also appreciated the work done by the volunteers of India in Jeddah and India in Saudi Arabia.
The transit facility in Jeddah, where Indians evacuated from Sudan, are being received and put up briefly before travelling to India is fully equipped, including mattresses, provisions, fresh meals, toilets, medical facilities and Wi-Fi.
The facility is further equipped with a 24X7 control room.
Earlier this week, on April 25, the Union Minister of State for External Affairs inspected the transit facility at the International Indian School, Jeddah, where Indians evacuated from Sudan are being received and put up briefly before arriving in India.
“Inspected transit facility @IndianPage, Jeddah, where Indians evacuated from Sudan, will be received & put up briefly before travelling to India. It is fully equipped including with mattresses, provisions, fresh meals, toilets, medical facilities, Wi-Fi. Has a 24X7 control room. #OperationKaveri,” the MoS wrote on Twitter.
Reportedly, IAF C-130J flight on April 28 evacuated the 10th batch of 135 Indian passengers from Port Sudan to Jeddah after the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to extend their ceasefire amid ongoing violence in the capital Khartoum and the western Darfur region.
“#OperationKaveri progresses further. 10th batch of evacuees with 135 passengers onboard IAF C-130J flight departs Port Sudan for Jeddah,” tweeted the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Arindam Bagchi. This comes after the army said it would extend the ceasefire “for an additional 72 hours” following mediation efforts by Saudi Arabia and the United States in the final hours of the repeatedly broken three-day truce, due to end at midnight (22:00 GMT) on April 27.
(with inputs from ANI)
