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Operation Kaveri is India's evacuation mission in Sudan to evacuate Indians stranded due to the ongoing conflict. So far, 3195 Indians have been evacuated using Indian Naval Ships and Indian Air Force Aircrafts. The Embassy of India is providing facilitation and transit accommodation to Indian nationals at the Indian School in Port Sudan.

Ministry of External Affairs, Official spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi tweeted, "#OperationKaveri bringing citizens back home. Destined for Bengaluru, 7th outbound flight carrying 229 passengers departs from Jeddah." Operation Kaveri: 229 More Indians Leave Jeddah From Sudan in Bengaluru-Bound Flight (See Pics).

"9th outbound flight departs from Jeddah. 186 passengers onboard this flight are flying to Kochi," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted.

"14th batch of Indians leaves Port Sudan under #OperationKaveri. 288 passengers onboard INS Teg are enroute to Jeddah," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted.

As Operation Kaveri is underway, another batch of 297 Indians have been rescued from Sudan and have arrived at Jeddah by INS Teg, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said on Thursday.

"The second batch of 121 stranded Indians leaves Port Sudan for Jeddah onboard IAF C-130J aircraft," the Ministry of External Affairs tweeted informing that another sortie is soon to follow.

Indian Air Force C-17 transport aircraft, planned to leave for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to bring back Indian citizens from there.

"#OperationKaveri INS Teg departs from Port Sudan with 297 passengers. This is the fifth batch of stranded Indians enroute to Jeddah," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted.

On Monday, Jaishankar announced the launch of the mission ‘Operation Kaveri’ to bring back the stranded Indians from Sudan. Under its evacuation mission ‘Operation Kaveri’, India is taking the evacuees from Sudan to the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah from where they are returning home.

The frigate on Tuesday arrived at Port Sudan with additional officials and essential relief supplies for stranded Indians.