State set to receive airlifted Telangana denizens from Sudan

State set to receive airlifted Telangana denizens from Sudan
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The State government has asked the Resident Commissioner, Telangana Bhavan, New Delhi, to make necessary arrangements in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs officials to receive the Telangana denizens from South Sudan, who are likely to arrive in New Delhi on Friday (July 15).

Hyderabad: The State government has asked the Resident Commissioner, Telangana Bhavan, New Delhi, to make necessary arrangements in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs officials to receive the Telangana denizens from South Sudan, who are likely to arrive in New Delhi on Friday (July 15).

It also directed the officials to provide accommodation, transport and food in the capital city and facilitate their onward journey to Hyderabad by train in coordination with the Railway Board and by providing them necessary charges for meeting incidental expenditure en route.

The External Affairs Ministry is leading an operation to evacuate Indian nationals stranded in Juba, South Sudan, where a week-long civil war has claimed several lives. The mission, named Operation Sankat Mochan, began on Thursday evening, with two C-17 heavy-lift aircraft leaving New Delhi for Juba. The mission is being led by Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh.

The Indian embassy in Juba said the aircraft were expected to land at 11 am local time and Indian nationals with valid travel documents would be allowed to board flights to New Delhi.

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