Operation Samudra Setu underway, Indian Navy ship reaches Male to evacuate stranded citizens

Indian Navy's INA Jalashwa entered Male port in Maldives on Thursday morning for evacuating Indian nationals as part of Samudra Setu programme. The ship will leave for Kochi from Maldives on Friday carrying nearly 1,000 Indian nationals onboard who were left stranded due to lockdown imposed to contain the deadly coronavirus COVID-19.