OPERATION SAMUDRA SETU

May 7, 2020

Indian Navy has launched Operation Samudra Setu - meaning Sea Bridge, as a part of national effort to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas amid coronavirus pandemic.

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Indian Naval Ships Jalashwa and Magar are presently enroute to Malè in Maldives to commence evacuation operations as part of Phase-1. A total of one thousand persons are planned to be evacuated during the first trip.
The evacuated personnel will be disembarked at Kochi in Kerala and entrusted to the care of State authorities.
This operation is being progressed in close coordination with Ministries of Defence, External Affairs, Home Affairs, Health and various other agencies of the Government of India and State governments.

Source : All India Radio

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