Five hundred twenty eight Indians have been airlifted from Tripoli, capital of the strife torn Libya in the massive evacuation operation.These Indians reached New Delhi by two Air India flights till this morning. The evacuation started yesterday. Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahmed and Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao received the passengers. AIR correspondent reports that the government has made elaborate arrangements at the airport to help the passengers. Those who wanted to stay in National Capital have been provided with the lodging and boarding facilities and those who wanted to go to their home state have been provided facilities for the same. All the services have been provided for free. Apart from the officials of the Ministy of External Affairs, Resident Commissioners of 12 states were also present at the airport to help the passengers. AIR correspondent reports, three naval warships have also set sail for Malta yesterday. While INS Jalashwa and INS Mysore left from Mumbai, INS Aditya set sail from Karwar. In a related incident, another Indian casualty has been reported in the country. One Ashok Kumar passed away in Tobruk city. He was among the five Indians hurt in a road accident while fleeing the country.
News On AIR | February 27, 2011 1:01 PM
528 Indians stranded in Libya airlifted to New Delhi