Indian Navy ship Jalashwa entered Male port in the Maldives on Thursday to evacuate Indian citizens stranded in the country as part of India's national effort to repatriate its citizens from abroad. Indian Naval Ships Jalashwa and Magar are part of the first phase of evacuation operations from May 8, 2020. The navy has named its evacuation operation as “Samudra Setu” (Sea Bridge). The navy tweeted a short video of INS Jalashwa entering the Port of Malè, the Maldives on Thursday. "The ships have been suitably provisioned for the evacuation operation.

Source: dna May 07, 2020 17:48 UTC