NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, MAY 10
INS Magar, the second Indian Naval ship, departed from Male in Maldives on Sunday for Kochi in Kerala with 202 Indian nationals, the Indian Navy said.
Come rain or shine – #INSMagar braves the weather & poor visibility to enter Malé harbour #Maldives today as the second ship to evacuate stranded Indian nationals back to #India.#SamudraSetu #IndiaFightsCorona@DefenceMinIndia @indiannavy @HCIMaldives @PIB_India @DDNewslive pic.twitter.com/THqJyFOR7l
— PRO Defence Mumbai (@DefPROMumbai) May 10, 2020
INS Jalashwa, the first ship carrying evacuees from the Maldives under ‘Operation Samudra Setu’ reached Kochi harbour on Sunday morning with 698 Indian citizens, the Navy said in a statement.
High Commissioner Sudhir thanks @indiannavy and Govt. of Maldives for their gracious support as #INSMagar departs for #Kochi with 202 Indian nationals of board. #MissionVandeBharat #SamudraSetu @MEAIndia @MoFAmv @DrSJaishankar pic.twitter.com/dsbxgcDKKM
— India in Maldives (@HCIMaldives) May 10, 2020
INS Magar, designed for landing operations, had made all necessary logistic, medical and administrative preparations at her base port in Kochi to comfortably accommodate civilians before setting sail towards the Maldives.
Op #SamudraSetu
Embarkation of second batch of Indian citizens onboard @indiannavy Ship #INSMagar in progress. @Portmv@SpokespersonMoD@DefenceMinIndia @MEAIndia @HCIMaldives @DDNewslive @MIB_India @PIB_India pic.twitter.com/HOp2Lw7A7G— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) May 10, 2020
“A total of 202 personnel have embarked on the (INS Magar) ship, which includes 24 women, two expectant mothers, and two children. One of the men, who hails from Tamil Nadu, has a fractured leg,” the statement said.
While heavy rains at Male made conditions difficult, the ship made arrangements to ensure the safety of people, the Indian Navy stated.
#NationalCadetCorps #Anand #4GujBn Day32 of #ExNCCYogdan in #Gujarat Cadets making periodic announcements at Amul Foodland Deployed 4 Q mgmt.#MoDAgainstCorona @SpokespersonMoD @HQ_DG_NCC @PIBAhmedabad @CMOGuj @DDIndialive @airnewsalerts @tv9gujarati @CollectorAnd @MIB_India pic.twitter.com/DJnfbgWVQc
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) May 10, 2020
“An entirely separate section of the ship with essential facilities like food and washrooms has been prepared to accommodate the evacuees, and a separate mess has been allotted for ladies, infants, and senior citizens,” it mentioned.
#NationalCadetCorps #Anand Day32 #ExNCCYogdan #Gujarat Extensive briefing of cadets #4GujBn #13GujBn #2CTC wid fresh instructions is daily routine #MoDAgainstCorona tough times tough measures @SpokespersonMoD @HQ_DG_NCC @PIBAhmedabad @CMOGuj @airnewsalerts @CollectorAnd pic.twitter.com/gDzbWwpPo0
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) May 10, 2020
The evacuees have been divided into groups to avoid crowding at common areas like the dining hall and bathrooms, the Navy noted.
#NationalCadetCorps #Himmatnagar #34GujBn Day32 of #ExNCCYogdan in #Gujarat Cadets braving the sweltering heat at #Rajendranagar #Bayad #Modasa #Bhiloda helping in traffic mgmt#MoDAgainstCorona @SpokespersonMoD @HQ_DG_NCC @PIBAhmedabad @CMOGuj @DDIndialive @airnewsalerts pic.twitter.com/mLpcW8UnoF
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) May 10, 2020
Under the mission, the Navy had launched the Operation Samudra Setu (Sea Bridge) under which it dispatched two ships to Male to commence the first phase of the evacuation operation from May 8.
#NationalCadetCorps #5NU #6NU & 1(I)Coy #Kutch Day32 of #ExNCCYogdan in #Gujarat Cadets working to increase awareness, involved in assisting civil admin. Deployed at #Adipur #Gandhidham #Anjar #MoDAgainstCorona @SpokespersonMoD @HQ_DG_NCC @PIBAhmedabad @Bhujmahiti @CMOGuj pic.twitter.com/zz4ItNGt6p
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) May 10, 2020
