360 Gujaratis settled in Sudan have returned, says Harsh Sanghavi

GANDHINAGAR: As many as 231 Indians, including 208 Gujarat residents, who were evacuated from strife-torn African nation Sudan under the Centre's 'Operation Kaveri', landed at Ahmedabad airport on Tuesday.
Minister of state for home Harsh Sanghavi, who handles Non-Resident Gujarati (NRG) division of the state government, welcomed these Indians at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport upon their arrival here from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on a special flight.
Talking to reporters at the airport, Sanghavi said these 231 Indians included 208 Gujarat residents, 13 from Punjab and 10 from Rajasthan. He said the state government has made transport arrangements to send the citizens to their respective destinations from the airport.
Nearly 360 Gujarat residents, who have settled in Sudan, have so far returned under 'Operation Kaveri', said Sanghavi.
"Rajkot residents will be taken to their destination in five Volvo buses from the airport. Medical teams were also deployed at the airport for 10 sick elderly citizens arriving today from Sudan. To speed up the immigration process, authorities had opened 15 counters at the airport," said Sanghavi.
Sudan has been witnessing deadly fighting between the country's army and a paramilitary group that has reportedly left around 400 people dead.