New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the Indian Air Force to join the evacuation efforts of Indian nationals from war-torn Ukraine.
“Leveraging the capacities of our Air Force will ensure that more people can be evacuated in a shorter time frame. It will also help deliver humanitarian aid more efficiently,” NDTV quoted sources as saying.
Indian Air Force is expected to deploy several C-17 aircrafts as part of Operation Ganga from today.
Earlier today, a flight carrying 182 Indians landed in Mumbai. The flight flew out of Romanian capital Bucharest, as Ukraine has closed its airspace.
In order to scale up the ongoing evacuation efforts from Ukraine under Operation Ganga, PM Narendra Modi has called for the Indian Air Force to join the evacuation efforts: Sources
— ANI (@ANI) March 1, 2022
This will ensure that more people can be evacuated in a shorter time frame. It will also help deliver humanitarian aid more efficiently. Indian Air Force is likely to deploy several C-17 aircraft as part of Operation Ganga from today: Sources
— ANI (@ANI) March 1, 2022
