More than 7400 Indians expected to arrive in next 2 days: Govt

New Delhi, March 3 : Ten special flights carrying 2185 people from Ukraine landed in the country on Thursday, taking the total number of persons brought back from the war-torn country to 6200, an official statement from the Ministry of Civil Aviation said. According to the Ministry, the evacuation process would be scaled up and more than 7400 Indians are expected to arrive in the next two days. ”Today’s flights included 5 from Bucharest, 2 from Budapest, 1 from Kosice, and 2 from Rzeszow by Civilian airlines. In addition, 3 IAF flights are bringing more Indians today. The number of civilian flights will be scaled up further, and more than 7400 persons are expected to be brought through special flights in the next two days. 3500 persons are expected to be brought back tomorrow and over 3900 on March 5,” it said. India has mounted a massive rescue operation named ‘Operation Ganga’ to bring back the Indian citizens stranded in Ukraine. The Ministry of External Affairs, in close coordination with the Ministry of Civil Aviation, is making all efforts to bring the Indian students back to India at a fast pace. Indian Airlines are putting in their resources for a faster evacuation process. Four on Ministers – Hardeep Singh Puri, Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Kiren Rijiju and Gen (Retd) V K Singh have gone to countries adjoining Ukraine, to support and supervise these operations. The Indian civilian planes, as well as the Indian Air Force planes, are regularly bringing back the stranded Indian students, added the statement. AKM RJ