Scindia to leave for Romania and Moldova, Rijiju to Slovakia, Hardeep Singh Puri & VK Singh to Poland
As of 28th February 2022 (till 12:00 Hrs), five flights (one in Mumbai and four in Delhi) carrying Indians from Ukraine have arrived in India carrying a total of 1156 passengers with none of the passengers kept under isolation so far.
New Delhi: Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia will look after Romania and Moldova, Kiren Rijiju will go to Slovakia, Hardeep Singh Puri will go to Hungary and Gen (Retd) VK Singh will be in Poland to manage the evacuation of Indians stuck in Ukraine.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called a high-level meeting on the Ukraine crisis. It was expected that some Union Ministers might go to neighbouring countries of Ukraine to coordinate the evacuations.
As of 28th February 2022 (till 12:00 Hrs), five flights (one in Mumbai and four in Delhi) carrying Indians from Ukraine have arrived in India carrying a total of 1156 passengers with none of the passengers kept under isolation so far.
Large diasporas of Indian Nationals (mainly students) have found themselves embroiled in the political turmoil being faced by the country. Direct evacuation of these stranded Indians through flights could not be carried out because of the Notice to Airmen or Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) issued in Ukraine.
Accordingly, Indian missions in Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary have been making arrangements to get Indian nationals from Ukraine and fly them out of their respective countries under Operation Ganga Flights, said the Indian Government.
