New Delhi (NVI): Indian Naval Ship Jalashwa has started from Male in the Maldives for Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, carrying back home 700 Indians who were stranded in the island-nation due to the COVID-19 lockdown, the Indain Navy said.
Those on onboard will be disembarked at Tuticorin on June 7, while observing strict COVID-19 protocols.
This is the third phase of Indian Navy’s Operation ‘Samudra Setu’ to bring home its citizens from foreign shores by sea.
With this trip, INS Jalashwa will successfully bring back almost 2,700 Indian citizens from Maldives and Sri Lanka to Indian shores, under the government’s Vande Bharat Mission, said a press release issued by the Navy.
During the embarkation, the ship was visited by Colonel Mohamed Saleem, the Commandant of the Maldives Coast Guard, release added.
Earlier, Operation Samudra Setu’, had facilitated over 1,000 evacuees from Male, during the operation between May 8 and May 16.
