Operation Kaveri: 4th batch of 136 Indians departs from Port Sudan for Jeddah

The fourth batch of 136 stranded Indians left Port Sudan for Jeddah in Saudi Arabia onboard an IAF C130J aircraft on WednesdayOperationKaveri continues 4th batch of stranded Indians departs from Port Sudan for Jeddah IAF C130J takes off with 136 passengers on board Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweetedThe fourth batch of another 136 stranded Indians aboard the IAF C130J aircraft left strifetorn Sudan on WednesdayAlso Read New 3day truce in Sudan as airlifts continueMeanwhile Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan received the previous batches of the evacuated Indians as they reached Jeddah airport on WednesdayEarlier the naval vessel INS Sumedha 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 MoS MEA 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 travel to India It is fully equipped incl with mattresses provisions fresh meals toilets medical facilities Wifi Has 247 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 SudanIndia launched Operation Kaveri to bring back stranded Indians from the wartorn countryIndian 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 addedINS 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