The Indian Air Force brought 335 Indians stranded in Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah to Thiruvananthapuram.
Akashvani Correspondent reports, as part of Operation Sagar Bandhu, the Indians stranded in Sri Lanka due to the cyclone were brought to Thiruvananthapuram last night on an Air Force aircraft.
The Air Force’s IL-76 and C-130J aircraft, which had gone to Sri Lanka to deliver relief materials following the cyclone disaster, evacuated the stranded Indians from Colombo and transported them to Thiruvananthapuram.
For those who arrived in Thiruvananthapuram, NORKA Roots arranged special bus services to return home.
According to Defence Ministry sources, MI-17 V medium lift helicopters from the Southern Air Command headquarters were deployed for the rescue operations in Sri Lanka, and Guard special forces were also positioned there.
The Indian Air Force’s rescue operations in Sri Lanka will continue today as well.
