NEW DELHI: Indian Navy ship (INS) Jalashwa on Thursday arrived at the Port of Male as part of the country's efforts to evacuate thousands of nationals stranded in the Maldives due to the covid-19 pandemic. “Our deepest gratitude to @indiannavy on behalf of Indians in Maldives for this humanitarian gesture," said the Indian high commission in Male in a Twitter post.
The commission also posted a video of the amphibious transport dock steaming into the Male port. Around 30,000 Indians working and living in the Maldives are estimated to be stranded on the island nation.
The Indian Navy has codenamed its evacuation mission, Samudra Setu, under which several of its ships will go to the Maldives and Gulf countries to rescue citizens.