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The Vandhe Bharat mission is the massive repatriation operation planned by the Indian government to bring stranded Indians to different parts of the world in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
In the first phase that began on May 7, more than 60 “unscheduled, commercial” flights will operate from approximately 12 countries to bring back 15,000 citizens. The second phase of the Vandhe Bharat mission in the third week of May is expected to cover European nations.
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Citizens in distress will be brought back on commercial aircraft and naval ships based on lists prepared by the Indian embassies. More than ten thousand Indian rupees are expected to return to their homes, and more than two billion are from the United Arab Emirates.
India has dispatched four naval ships as part of the first phase of the Vande Bharat mission. INS Jalashwa and INS Magar of the Indian Navy are operating to bring Indian citizens back from the Maldives, while INS Shardul and INS Airavat set sail for the United Arab Emirates. The Navy has named its evacuation effort “Operation Samudra Setu”.
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