Under the ‘Operation Kaveri,’ 17 Telangana citizens evacuated from the crisis hit Sudan.  The second batch of Operation Kaveri led by the Indian Air Force (IAF) evacuated 231 Indians, stranded in Sudan.

The operation was launched by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Central Government to rescue its citizens from war torn nations.  So far, over 1,200 Indians stranded in Sudan were rescued under the operation, who returned home.  Among the Indians, 17 were citizens of the Telugu State of Telangana.

According to sources, Besides 17 Sudan returnees from Delhi,  4 people arrived from Sudan at Mumbai Airport, taking the total to 31 from Telangana.  The total number of rescued citizens now stands at 1,360.

Mr. Guarav Uppal, the Telangana Bhavan Resident Commissioner, personally received the people from the State who arrived at Air Force Station, New Delhi.  After the arrival of the rescued people, Mr. Gaurav Uppal addressed the media and said, “State government was making arrangements for sending people arrived from Sudan to Hyderabad.” 

Few of them were accommodated in the Telangana Bhavan and arrangements were being made to send them to Hyderabad at the earliest, Mr. Gaurav Uppal further informed.

In addition, nearly 3,000 Indians were based in Sudan before the conflict began.  Indians are boarding ships from Port Sudan to Jeddah. Port Sudan is around 835 km from Khartoum and the journey takes nearly 12 hours. The journey from Port Sudan to Jeddah by sea takes another 12 hours.

In Jeddah, India has set up a control room and transit facility to facilitate evacuation. Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan is currently in Jeddah to oversee the evacuation mission.

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