Vande Bharat Mission: INS Shardul arrives reaches Gujarat with 233 Indians from Iran

As a part of Vande Bharat Mission, Indian Naval Ship Shardu reached Porbandar in Gujarat on Thursday, June 11. As per reports, ship brought back 233 Indian nationals from Bandar Abbas in Iran. INS Shardul’s mission falls under 'Operation Samudra Setu' which is a larger part of Vande Bharat Mission to bring back Indian citizens stranded abro amid COVID-19 pandemic.

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All COVID-19 procedures followed

According to reports, Indian Navy has stated that all COVID-19 related social distancing rms were strictly hered to on ship. INS Shardul has also been specially provisioned for evacuation operation including embarkation of ditional medical staff, doctors, hygienists and nutritionists besides ration, personal protective equipment, face masks and or lifesaving gear.

As per reports, after docking at Porbandar, 233 Indian nationals were entrusted to state authorities that will furr carry out necessary procedures. Operation Samudra Setu was launched on May 8 at height of coronavirus crisis in an effort to repatriate Indian citizens. Or vessels also part of this operation, INS Jalashwa and INS Magar, have alrey evacuated close to 3,00 people from Maldives and Sri Lanka to ports of Kochi and Tuticorin.

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Almost 2 lakh people returned under banner of VBM

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava on Thursday, 11 June stated that Vande Bharat Mission has repatriated a total of 1,65,375 people back to India thus far. Srivastava ded that 29,034 migrant workers were also returned. number of people repatriated will only rise in months of June.

During an online press briefing, Anurag Srivastava said "Apart from Air India flights, repatriation has also been arranged through or streams like Indian naval vessels which have brought back our nationals from Sri Lanka, Maldives and Iran through foreign carriers coming to India to pick up nationals from or countries, through chartered flights and from land borders. As part of Vande Bharat Mission, INS Shardul has returned to Gujarat from Iran carrying 233 stranded Indian nationals”.

(Input/Im Credit ANI)

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