NE NEWS SERVICE
MALE (MALDIVES), JUNE 21
As the next phase of Operation Samudra Setu commences, immigration/check-in activities began on Sunday at Velana Airport for embarking Indian citizens onboard INS Airavat to bring them back. In this phase, INS Airavat will repatriate approx 250 people from Maldives to Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin, a Defence statement said.
#IndianNavy next phase of #operationsamudrasetu 2 repatriate Indian citizens fm overseas commences 2day, 21 June 2020. #INSAiravat will repatriate approx 250 personnel from Malè, Republic of Maldives 2 Tuticorin. @SpokespersonMoD @indiannavy @Zee24Kalak @DDNewsGujarati pic.twitter.com/LAOlJxRBm0
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) June 21, 2020
According to the Indian Navy, the INS Airavat reached Male on Saturday, June 20.
This operation was launched on May 7, as part of national effort to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas and has been proactively instituting measures to ensure preparedness to face the challenges posed by the global pandemic of COVID-19. The Indian Navy launched Operation ‘Samudra Setu’ as part of the national effort to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas.
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