Under its Operation Kaveri, along with rescuing its citizens stranded in Sudan, the Government of India has now begun the evacuation of nationals belonging to its neighbouring country, Nepal.
A group of 16 Indian evacuees departed from Jeddah on a Lucknow-bound flight on Thursday as Operation Kaveri continues to rescue people from battle-torn Sudan.
"A group of 14 Indian evacuees departs from Jeddah onboard a flight for Mumbai," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in a tweet.
"22nd batch of evacuees leaves Port Sudan. 135 passengers are flying to Jeddah onboard IAF C-130J aircraft," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted on Thursday.
As 'Operation Kaveri' continues to bring stranded Indians back to the country from conflict-hit Sudan, another flight carrying 231 passengers landed in Mumbai on Wednesday.
"His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, held today a phone call with His Excellency Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India," Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement which is shared by its official Twitter account.
"20th batch of evacuees arrives in Jeddah from Port Sudan. IAF C-130J flight brings 116 evacuees," the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia said in the statement.
ADM Rajkot S J Khachar, who was there at the Rajkot bus stand to receive the evacuees, said that 156 people, who have reached earlier in Agemdabad from Sudan, have reached Rajkot and will be sent to their houses and earlier two senior citizens were sent back to their homes by ambulance.
"20th batch of evacuees departs from Port Sudan. IAF C-130J flight with 116 passengers is en route to Jeddah," Ministry of External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in a tweet.