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Operation Sankat Mochan: VK Singh, team to rescue stranded Indians from Sudan

| | Jul 14, 2016, at 04:26 pm
New Delhi, July 14 (IBNS): In a hands-on approach, MOS for External Affairs General VK Singh and a team of two C-17 military transport aircraft left for Juba on Thursday morning to rescue Indians from the war-torn land.

The operation named Sankat Mochan will see around 600 stranded Indians rescued from South Sudan's capital city.

"Time to leave.Thanku all 4the messages & good wishes. We will do our best 2bring back every Indian.Op #SankatMochan," Singh tweeted earlier on Thursday.

"#OperationSankatMochan begins at crack of dawn. Two C 17 aircraft leave for Juba with @Gen_VKSingh on board," Vikas Swarup, Official Spokesperson for MEA tweeted.

However, only Indians with valid documents will be allowed to board the flight, with a maximum baggage capacity of five kilos.

Priority will be given to children and women.

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