Most of these evacuees are from Rajkot district.
Ahmedabad:
Fifty-six residents of Gujarat, who were evacuated from Sudan under the Centre’s ‘Operation Kaveri’, reached Ahmedabad in the early hours of Friday after landing in Mumbai and thanked government officials for bringing them back safely from the trouble-torn African country.
Of these 56 Gujarat residents, who landed at the Mumbai airport, 12 reached Ahmedabad on their own, while 44 were brought to Ahmedabad in two buses deployed by the Gujarat government, said an official release.
They were among 246 Indians evacuated from Sudan and brought to Mumbai by an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on Thursday afternoon. Mumbai airport officials said these evacuees were from 18 states including Bihar, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.
Minister of State for Home Harsh Shanghvi welcomed the returnees from Gujarat, including several elderly people, at Ahmedabad Circuit House on Friday morning.
From Ahmedabad, they will be sent to their respective destinations across Gujarat in state transport buses arranged by the government.
Most of them are from Rajkot district, while others are from Gandhinagar, Anand and Vadodara.
On the occasion, Mr. Sanghvi, who also handles the Non-Resident Gujaratis (NRG) division of the government, said that the State was in constant touch with the Ministry of External Affairs to identify and evacuate Gujarat natives stranded in Sudan.
After reaching Ahmedabad, these migrants thanked the Center and the Gujarat government for saving them from the violence-hit country.
“Life in Sudan became very difficult due to the fighting between its rival forces, which led to the scarcity of food and water. Incidents of theft, murder and loot were also happening. We urge the central as well as the state government to evacuate Thank you for making it happen.” us safely,” said one of the returnees.
Under ‘Operation Kaveri’, India is airlifting its citizens from conflict zones in Khartoum and other troubled areas to Port Sudan, from where they will be taken to the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah in heavy transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force and ships of the Indian Navy. being taken. ,
Sudan is witnessing deadly fighting between the country’s army and a paramilitary group that has left nearly 400 people dead.
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