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Operation Ganga: Over 15,000 Indian students returned from 76 flights

A dedicated Twitter handle has been set up to assist in the evacuation of Indians from Ukraine. The Twitter handle has been named '@opganga'

PGurus Newsdesk

March 6, 2022

A dedicated Twitter handle has been set up to assist in the evacuation of Indians from Ukraine. The Twitter handle has been named '@opganga'

Operation Ganga: India continues its efforts to evacuate Indian students from Ukraine

The pace of Operation Ganga continues to accelerate evacuating several stranded Indians from the war-struck Ukraine. India has been evacuating its citizens through special flights from Ukraine’s western neighbours such as Romania, Hungary, and Poland as the Ukrainian airspace has been shut since February 24 due to the Russian military offensive.

The Union Minister of Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia informed through the microblogging site Twitter, “Operation Ganga Update: We have successfully evacuated over 15920 students via 76 flights. Breakup:

Romania – 6680 (31 flights)
Poland – 2822 (13 flights)
Hungary – 5300 (26 flights)
Slovakia – 1118 (6 flights).

#OperationGanga Update: We have successfully evacuated over 15920 students via 76 flights. Breakup –
Romania – 6680 (31 flights)
Poland – 2822 (13 flights)
Hungary – 5300 (26 flights)
Slovakia – 1118 (6 flights) @HardeepSPuri @KirenRijiju @Gen_VKSingh
— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia) March 6, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had decided to send four Union Ministers to Poland and Romania to oversee the evacuation. Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs and Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Puri, Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiradtiya Scindia, and Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways and Civil Aviation General V K Singh are the ones heading out as Special Envoys of the Indian government.

The ministers have ensured to keep the people informed about Operation Ganga. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted, “Another 13 flights under Operation Ganga today carrying approximately 2500 Indian nationals.”

Another 13 flights under #OperationGanga today carrying approximately 2500 Indian nationals. https://t.co/QwPsIeXAqx
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) March 5, 2022

Earlier today, two Air India Express flights carrying Indian evacuees reached India from Budapest and Bucharest via Kuwait, at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) carrying a total of 370 passengers.

The CSMIA authorities had deployed special measures for the speedy exit and luggage clearance of the Ukraine evacuees and following the COVID-19 protocols.

Meanwhile, Pisochyn has been evacuated of all Indian citizens. Earlier today, the Indian Embassy in Hungary said that it has begun the last leg of Operation Ganga and had requested all the students staying in their accommodation (other than arranged by Embassy) to reach the centre.

A dedicated Twitter handle has been set up to assist in the evacuation of Indians from Ukraine. The Twitter handle has been named @opganga. It has also set up 24×7 control centres to assist in the evacuation of Indians through the border crossing points with Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Slovak Republic.

The government officials have also indicated that another flight is expected early on Monday morning.

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