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NEW DELHI: A special flight from Poland carrying Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine reached Delhi on Thursday.
Minister of state for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Kailash Choudhary received the students at Indira Gandhi International Airport here.
Choudhary said students are happy. “It is a matter of relief for them since they came out of the conflict-torn country. They thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their safe evacuation. Our four Union ministers are overseeing the evacuation. Sixteen flights have already reached. Around 15 flights will reach in 24 hours. More than 3,000 Indian nationals have reached India so far. The operation will continue till the last person is evacuated from Ukraine. The PM himself is monitoring the operation.”
He added proper arrangements were made for the food and lodging of the Indian nationals at the bordering countries of Ukraine. “The four ministers are taking stock of everything. Arrangements are also being made to send the passengers to their respective states after reaching India. Another flight will reach Delhi after a few hours,” he said.
Garima, who studies medicine in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, told ANI, “The situation is very bad in Ukraine. There is a red alert in almost every city. It is very difficult to cross the border. There is no vehicle. It took us five days to reach India. Now I feel relieved.”
Another medical student Vinya said, “The government conducted the evacuation swiftly. We reached comfortably. we are relieved.”
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said nine flights took off on Thursday from Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Poland.
“Nine flights have taken off today from Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Poland, including an IAF aircraft. Six more flights are expected to depart shortly. Altogether, will bring back more than 3000 Indian nationals,” tweeted Jaishankar.
A total of 17,000 Indian nationals have left Ukraine since the advisories were issued and flights under Operation Ganga have been increased to facilitate the evacuation of remaining students.
The students who left Ukraine also included some Indians who had not registered with the Embassy of India in Kyiv previously.
During the last 24 hours, eight flights under Operation Ganga have landed in India, taking the total number of flights to 17.
Minister of state for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Kailash Choudhary received the students at Indira Gandhi International Airport here.
Choudhary said students are happy. “It is a matter of relief for them since they came out of the conflict-torn country. They thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their safe evacuation. Our four Union ministers are overseeing the evacuation. Sixteen flights have already reached. Around 15 flights will reach in 24 hours. More than 3,000 Indian nationals have reached India so far. The operation will continue till the last person is evacuated from Ukraine. The PM himself is monitoring the operation.”
He added proper arrangements were made for the food and lodging of the Indian nationals at the bordering countries of Ukraine. “The four ministers are taking stock of everything. Arrangements are also being made to send the passengers to their respective states after reaching India. Another flight will reach Delhi after a few hours,” he said.
Garima, who studies medicine in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, told ANI, “The situation is very bad in Ukraine. There is a red alert in almost every city. It is very difficult to cross the border. There is no vehicle. It took us five days to reach India. Now I feel relieved.”
Another medical student Vinya said, “The government conducted the evacuation swiftly. We reached comfortably. we are relieved.”
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said nine flights took off on Thursday from Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Poland.
“Nine flights have taken off today from Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Poland, including an IAF aircraft. Six more flights are expected to depart shortly. Altogether, will bring back more than 3000 Indian nationals,” tweeted Jaishankar.
A total of 17,000 Indian nationals have left Ukraine since the advisories were issued and flights under Operation Ganga have been increased to facilitate the evacuation of remaining students.
The students who left Ukraine also included some Indians who had not registered with the Embassy of India in Kyiv previously.
During the last 24 hours, eight flights under Operation Ganga have landed in India, taking the total number of flights to 17.
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