The minister announced that another 49,000 people will be repatriated until mid-June.
New Delhi:
India has evacuated more than 30,000 Indians stranded on 158 flights from different countries as part of the Vande Bharat mission until Monday, said Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri.
The minister announced that another 49,000 people will be repatriated until mid-June.
“The Vande Bharat mission is flying high. Until May 25, more than 30,000 people returned to India on 158 flights from different countries and more than 10,000 people took off from India on 164 flights. 49,000 others people will be able to fly until June 2020, “Puri tweeted Tuesday.
India has launched the largest evacuation exercise to repatriate Indians stranded abroad due to the coronavirus-induced lockout. The exercise began on May 7 and its second phase began on May 16.
The Department of External Affairs (MEA) recently announced that the second phase of the mission had been extended until June 13.
Tuesday, 3,393 Indians returned on 19 flights from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bahrain, Manila, Cebu, Vancouver, Tel Aviv, Singapore, Birmingham, New York, Moscow, Karaganda, Bishkek and Minsk.
