14,000 Indians to be repatriated in first week from 13 countries

14,000 Indians to be repatriated in first week from 13 countries

The first day of evacuation will see 10 flights repatriate 2,300 Indians.. India is set to begin its largest overseas evacuation of stranded Indian nationals abroad since Independence.. The operation to bring back Indians stranded in various countries due to airspace closures because of the Covid-19 pandemic will commence in a phased manner, the first phase to begin as early as this week.. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has prepared a chart for the evacuation of over 14,000 Indian nationals stranded in 13 foreign countries by 64 flights in week 1 of the operation.. According to the MEA plan shared with the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) that is set to begin from May 7, an approximate 14,800 passengers will be evacuated from 13 different countries.. Flights from India will fly to the Philippines, Singapore, Bangladesh, UAE, UK, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Singapore, Phillippines, USA, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait.. On Day 2, around 2050 Indian nationals will arrive in. Chennai, Kochi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Delhi from nine different countries, according to the plan.. The form is similar to the one filled by passengers arriving back into the country during the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak.. The government's official