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Representative Image The Operation Samudra Setu, which was launched by the Indian Navy on May 5 as part of the national effort to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas by sea during the Covid-19 pandemic has been completed. 3,992 Indian citizens have been brought back to their homeland by sea. Indian Naval Ships Jalashwa (Landing Platform Dock), Airavat, Shardul and Magar (Landing Ship Tanks) have participated in the operation which lasted over 55 days traversing more than 23,000 kilometers. Indian Navy completes Operation Samudra Setu https://t.co/om5GtROtEq — TOI India (@TOIIndiaNews) July 8, 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on ships and seafarers due to the compact environment and forced ventilation systems onboard ships. It was in these trying times and difficult conditions that the Indian Navy took up the challenge to evacuate our distressed citizens from overseas. The Navy has previously undertaken similar evacuation operations as part of Operation Suko...

Earlier, naval ships 'Jalashwa' and 'Magar' had evacuated 2,874 Indians from the Maldives and Sri Lanka to ports of Kochi and Tuticorin. INS Shardul (Photo | Twitter/@airnewsalerts) Under the Indian Navy's 'Samudra Setu' operation, naval ship 'INS Shardul' on Thursday brought back 233 Indians to Gujarat from Iran, where they were stranded due to travel restrictions in view of the coronavirus -induced lockdown. The ship set sail from Bandar Abbas port of Iran on June 8 with these 233 Indians, mostly fishermen from Valsad district of the state, and arrived at Porbandar port on Thursday, said defence PRO for Gujarat, Puneet Chadha. "The ship is docked at Porbandar port and passengers are being deboarded. The local administration has made arrangements to send them to their respective native places," said Chadha. INS Shardul arriving at Porbandar with 233 Indians from Iran under Operation #SamudraSetu . Most of them are fishermen belonging to Va...