Operation Kaveri: 229 more Indians leave Jeddah in Bengaluru-bound flight

According to the Ministry of External Affairs, 229 more Indians rescued from Sudan have left Jeddah on a Bengaluru-bound flight on Sunday as part of Operation Kaveri. An official spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi took to Twitter and revealed the news. Bagchi said in his tweet “#OperationKaveri bringing citizens back home. […]

Operation Kaveri
by Reena Choudhary - April 30, 2023, 1:31 pm

According to the Ministry of External Affairs, 229 more Indians rescued from Sudan have left Jeddah on a Bengaluru-bound flight on Sunday as part of Operation Kaveri.

An official spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi took to Twitter and revealed the news. Bagchi said in his tweet “#OperationKaveri bringing citizens back home. Destined for Bengaluru, 7th outbound flight carrying 229 passengers departs from Jeddah.”

Under Operation Kaveri, 365 Indians from Sudan arrived in New Delhi on Saturday evening, while a flight carrying 231 Indian passengers arrived in the national capital on Saturday morning. As Sudan declares a cease-fire, several countries, including India, attempt to evacuate their citizens from the conflict-torn country.