Union Minister Piyush Goyal was in Mumbai to welcome college students from Ukraine
New Delhi:
India at present evacuated 219 folks as a part of its mission to carry Indians from war-hit Ukraine. The flight took off from neighbouring Romania, because the Ukrainian airspace has been closed for civil plane operations, and landed in Mumbai at 7:50 pm.
“Welcome again to the motherland!” tweeted Union Minister Piyush Goyal, who was in Mumbai to welcome the returning college students. The minister additionally thanked the Air India crew and stated this was the true spirit of nationalism. The scholars raised the slogan “Jai Hind”.
Welcome again to the motherland!
Glad to see the grins on the faces of Indians safely evacuated from Ukraine on the Mumbai airport.
Govt. led by PM @NarendraModi ji is working relentlessly to make sure security of each Indian. pic.twitter.com/fjuzjtNl9r
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) February 26, 2022
Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who stated he’s personally monitoring the evacuation efforts, additionally tweeted saying this is step one within the evacuation mission titled “Operation Ganga”.
Welcome again.
First step of #OperationGanga. https://t.co/4DgLIc7GYM
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 26, 2022
“These are our kids who’re coming again to their homeland. So we as BMC are doing all of the preparation for them. In the event that they wish to go anyplace, their testing, vaccination, meals, something, we will probably be bearing their bills,” stated Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar.
Indians who had been evacuated and dropped at the Romanian capital Bucharest praised Indian officers for “caring for the whole lot”, whereas many others nonetheless stranded in bunkers complained that no assist has been forthcoming.
The Indian embassy in Ukraine has suggested its residents to not transfer to any of the border posts with out coordination with its officers. 1000’s of Indians have been stranded within the nation and are desperately looking for a approach out.
“The scenario at varied border checkpoints is delicate and the Embassy is working constantly with our Embassies in our neighbouring nations for coordinated evacuation of our residents,” the Indian embassy in Ukraine tweeted this morning.
The embassy stated that it is discovering it “more and more troublesome” to assist Indian nationals who attain border checkpoints with out prior intimation.
In the meantime, India abstained on a US-sponsored UN Safety Council decision that deplored within the strongest phrases Russia’s aggression in opposition to Ukraine. New Delhi stated dialogue is the one reply to settling variations and disputes and voiced “remorse” that the trail of diplomacy was given up.
The decision didn’t cross as everlasting member Russia used its veto.
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