NE NEWS SERVICE
KOCHI, MAY 12
As part of the Operation Samudra Setu, Indian Naval ship INS Magar, carrying 202 Indian nationals from the Maldives, docked in the port city on Tuesday evening.
#VandeBharatMission
Finally Home! 202 Indian citizens disembark from #INSMagar at #Kochi after being repatriated from #Malé #Maldives as part of Op #SamudraSetu by #IndianNavy.#हरकामदेशकेनाम#IndiaFightsCorona#MoDAgainstCorona@DefenceMinIndia@SpokespersonMoD @indiannavy pic.twitter.com/bpundo27rI— PRO Defence Mumbai (@DefPROMumbai) May 12, 2020
This is the second evacuation carried out from the Maldives by the Indian Navy, with the first one arriving on Sunday when INS Jalashwa carried 698 passengers and docked here.
INS Magar had left Male on Sunday and covered 493 nautical miles to reach here.
#OpSamudraSetu #MoDAgainstCorona #bringhomeexpats
Home Finally!! #INSMagar berths alongside #Kochi @cochin_port, Samudrika cruise Terminal which has all arrangements for quick n easy immigration post screening.@indiannavy @SpokespersonMoD @CMOKerala @MOS_MEA @airnews_tvm pic.twitter.com/QTGw89fEOr— PRO Defence Kochi (@DefencePROkochi) May 12, 2020
Onboard included 24 women (two pregnant) and two children.
Among those who arrived include 93 from Kerala, 81 from Tamil Nadu, and the rest from various states of the country.
The protocol for these passengers is that people can go to their homes and be in isolation for 14 days.
The general guideline is if anyone shows any symptoms of COVID-19, all such people will be directly sent to COVID hospitals here.
Meanwhile, INS Jalashwa will be undertaking its second evacuation of around 700 Indian nationals from Male to Kochi on Friday.
