While the Ukraine-Russia war is still going on, several countries are trying their best to evacuate their nationals from war-torn Ukraine. The Indian government launched a special operation ‘Operation Ganga’ to evacuate Indian citizens.
Bringing our Indians back home
Group of 44 Indians who began their trip from Pisochyn are on their way to the Polish border from Lviv.
Other group of 150+ have made their way to the Romanian border.Our efforts are ongoing.
Be Safe Be Strong@MEAIndia @opganga pic.twitter.com/qYPplsXLYX
— India in Ukraine (@IndiainUkraine) March 6, 2022
Under this special operation, about 18 thousand Indians have been brought home safely from Ukraine’s neighbouring countries, reported NDTV.
And it’s not just Indian nationals who are being given humanitarian assistance and are being rescued from the war zone. Several citizens of different countries including Pakistan and Bangladesh are being rescued by the Indian team.
Recently, a Pakistani student, Asma Shafique, was rescued by Indian authorities and is en route to Western Ukraine for further evacuation out of the country.
In the short clip, Shafique was seen thanking the Indian embassy in Kyiv and Prime Minister Modi for evacuating her.
#WATCH | Pakistan’s Asma Shafique thanks the Indian embassy in Kyiv and Prime Minister Modi for evacuating her.
Shas been rescued by Indian authorities and is enroute to Western #Ukraine for further evacuation out of the country. She will be reunited with her family soon:Sources pic.twitter.com/9hiBWGKvNp
— ANI (@ANI) March 9, 2022
“I want to thank the Indian embassy of Kyiv for supporting us all the way here as we were stuck in a very difficult situation and I also want to thank the Prime Minister of India for supporting us. Hope we get home safely because of the Indian embassy,” she said.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), India had also evacuated nine Bangladeshi nationals. Several students from countries like Nepal, Tunisia were also rescued under this operation.
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina thanks PM Narendra Modi for rescuing its 9 nationals from Ukraine under ‘Operation Ganga’. Nepalese, Tunisian students were also rescued under this operation: Government sources
(file photos) pic.twitter.com/lXcMt8zu4A
— ANI (@ANI) March 9, 2022
The ministry also informed that it had evacuated all Indian students from Ukraine’s Sumy.
Happy to inform that we have been able to move out all Indian students from Sumy.
They are currently en route to Poltava, from where they will board trains to western Ukraine.
Flights under #OperationGanga are being prepared to bring them home. pic.twitter.com/s60dyYt9U6
— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) March 8, 2022
Great job by the Indian team. We hope everyone returns to safety ASAP.
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