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Operation Ganga                                                                                                          

1st March, 2022 Security and Defence

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Context: As Russian invasion into Ukraine has left its major cities under siege, India is making efforts to evacuate its citizens stuck in the war-torn country.

‘Operation Ganga’:

  • It is the initiative launched by the government of India to bring back Indians stranded in Ukraine.
  • Under this, India has already successfully brought back more than a 1,000 of its nationals from the country.
  • It has also set up 24×7 control centres to assist in the evacuation of Indians through the border crossing points with Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovak Republic.
  • A Twitter handle, ‘OpGanga Helpline’, has also been dedicated to the mission, where all information regarding evacuation process and advisories of embassies are shared to keep everyone up-to-date.

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/russia-ukraine-crisis-india-evacuation-operation-ganga-7794534/