New Delhi/Khartoum: India has so far evacuated 3,195 Indians from violence-torn Sudan, ferrying them over 850 km from Khartoum to the Port of Sudan in over 60 buses.
Uniindia: New Delhi/Khartoum, May 2 (UNI) India has so far evacuated 3,195 Indians from violence-torn Sudan, ferrying them over 850 km from Khartoum to the Port of Sudan in over 60 buses. Five Indian Naval Ships and 13 Indian Air Force aircraft have been used in the operation so far, the Indian Embassy in Sudan said giving an overview of Operation Kaveri.
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.
The Union Cabinet has approved procurement of 70 HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force at a cost of Rs 6,828.36 crore, the company said in a filing with the exchanges.
The aircraft will be supplied over a period of six years. The HTT-40 is a turboprop aircraft and is designed to have good low-speed handling qualities