Male (Maldives): Indian Naval Ship Jalashwa entered the Malè port on Thursday for the first phase under Operation 'Samudra Setu' to repatriate Indians from Maldives.
"INS Jalashwa entering Malè port for the 1st phase under Operation Samudra Setu to repatriate Indians from Maldives," the High Commission of India in Maldives tweeted.
The Indian Navy had yesterday launched the operation as a part of national effort to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.
Along with Jalashwa, Indian Naval Ship Magar has also been pressed into service to commence evacuation operations in Maldives from May 8.
The Indian Mission in the Republic of Maldives is preparing a list of Indian nationals to be evacuated by Naval ships and will facilitate their embarkation after the requisite medical screening. A total of 1000 persons are planned to be evacuated during the first trip, social distancing norms and other precautions will be kept in focus.
The evacuated personnel will be disembarked at Kochi, Kerala and entrusted to the care of state authorities.
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