Indian Navy Ship INS Jalashwa has reached Maldives capital of Male for the fourth round of evacuation of Indian nationals.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' The ship will sail tomorrow for Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu carrying around 700 passengers.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' Indian High Commission in Male is making final arrangements in coordination with Maldives authorities.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' Bus pick up has been arranged from different places in capital Male.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' Around 700 passengers have been kept in main list while there is a reserve list of few dozen.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' Over 2000 Indian nationals based in Maldives have been evacuated so far as a part of Vande Bharat Mission.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' Earlier, INS Jalashwa sailed twice and INS Magar once from Male to bring back around 1500 people to Kochi in Kerala last month.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' Two Air India flights operated from Male last month while arrangements have also been made for chartered flights for companies and individual groups.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' Over 5,000 people have registered for evacuation from Maldives, which has also seen around 200 COVID-19 infections among Indian nationals.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' There are three Air Indian flights scheduled later this month.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' INS Jalashwa had also brought 685 people to Tuticorin this week from Sri Lanka as part of Samudra Setu programme under the Vande Bharat Mission.<br />'' <br />'' <br />
News On AIR | June 4, 2020 5:33 PM
INS Jalashwa reaches Male for 4th round of evacuation of Indian nationals