<span style="color: #222222;">External Affairs Ministry has said that the first batch of stranded Indians have left Sudan under Operation Kaveri. Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in a tweet that INS Sumedha with 278 people onboard has departed Port Sudan for the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He informed that INS Teg has also joined Operation Kaveri. INS Teg has reached Port Sudan with additional officials and essential relief supplies for stranded Indians. The spokesperson said that this will boost ongoing evacuation efforts by Embassy Camp Office at Port Sudan.</span><br />