'Operation Kaveri': Third Indian team leaves Sudan for Jeddah

BY A STAFF REPORTER: The third batch of 135 more Indians, who were stranded in the second C-130J aircraft of the Indian Air Force, left war-torn Sudan on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan received the second batch of 148 Indians as soon as the first IAF C-130J arrived at Jeddah airport on Wednesday. "Operation Kaveri is in full swing. The second IAF C-130J flight left Port Sudan for Jeddah with 135 passengers on board. This is the third batch of refugees under 'Operation Kaveri'. Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said the first C-130J aircraft carrying 148 Indians landed in Jeddah from Port Sudan under Operation Cauvery. '