Evacuation process of Indian nationals from strife torn Libya has been stepped up. Over 11,000 Indians have been evacuated so far. An External Affairs Ministry press release says, the ship 'MV Red Star' has reached the Libyan coast and will sail to Malta with 400 passengers. Arrangements are in place for flying them to India in two chartered flights. In a statement in the Rajya Sabha earlier this week, the Minister of State for External Affairs Praneet Kaur had said, all Indians, stranded in Libya will be evacuated by Thursday. However she said, there is no cut-off date for completion of evacuation process from Libya. On the issue of protecting properties of Indians in Libya, Ms Kaur said it was the duty of the host country and India will take up the matter with the government at an appropriate time.