Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh led the government's "Operation Sankat Mochan" to evacuate Indians from South Sudan.
"156 persons have been evacuated and of them two are from Nepal," V K Singh told media after his arrival in India.
V K Singh further added that, "When we landed, 156 came out with us. There were 30 to 40 persons who had already booked their tickets when the commercial flights started and 300 Indian nationals did not want to be evacuated due to their business concerns and other activities. There are 9 women and children among those evacuated."
Indian Evacuees from South Sudan and Captain of C-17 aircraft of IAF with Gen VK Singh (Retd) MoS MEA at AFS Palam pic.twitter.com/VfTmPnEWlw
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There are around 550 Indians in the Sudanese capital of Juba and another 150 in areas where the oil wells are located.
