The Indian embassy in Romania on Friday issued a hotline number for Indians, who have come from war-hit Ukraine and are still in its capital city Bucharest, to contact for the evacuation. In a tweet, the embassy asked the stranded Indians in Romania to get in touch for evacuation by flights leaving for India in the next two days. “Indian students who are still in Bucharest may please get in touch with the Embassy on hotline number +40 725964976 for evacuation by flights leaving in the next two days,” it tweeted.
+40 725964976 is the 24×7 hotline number for any Indians evacuated from Ukraine and still in Romania. Please call f… t.co/vfziwN22T7— ANI (@ANI) Mar 4, 2022 The government of India has launched ‘Operation Ganga’ to bring back stranded students and citizens from the conflict-torn Ukraine. Meanwhile, a special flight from Romania carrying 219 Indian nationals from Ukraine reached Delhi on Friday. The special flight under ‘Operation Ganga’ had departed from Bucharest on Thursday. The citizens were welcomed by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Kailash Choudhary at Indira Gandhi International Airport.Related News’Doesn’t matter if you send charter plane after I am dead’: Injured Indian student in Ukraine appeals for help Also, three Indian Air Force’s C-17 aircraft returned to the Hindan airbase late night on Thursday and early morning on Friday carrying 630 Indian nationals from the war-hit nation, using airfields in Romania and Hungary under the evacuation mission. “#OperationGanga Three more #IAF C-17 aircraft returned to Hindan airbase late last night and early morning today carrying Ukraine conflict-affected 630 Indian nationals, using airfields in Romania and Hungary,” The Indian Air Force tweeted.Related NewsUkraine Russia news: Putin claims Ukrainian forces held over 3000 Indian nationals hostage in Kharkiv The Ministry of External Affairs has said that more than 7,400 persons are expected to be brought to India through special flights in the next two days. Of these, 3,500 persons are expected to be brought back on Friday and more than 3900 on March 5, the ministry said. The evacuation began after Russian forces launched military operations in Ukraine on February 24. The military operation was launched three days after Moscow recognized Ukraine’s breakaway regions – Donetsk and Luhansk – as independent entities.