India has launched the world’s largest evacuation mission “Vande Bharat Mission” to bring back its citizens stranded in foreign nations due to the Coronavirus crisis. In one of the largest evacuation plans, India is expecting to bring back around 1,90,000 citizens. Complete Coverage: Coronavirus
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Vande Bharat Mission India estimates that around 1,90,000 citizens will be evacuated under the Vande Bharat Mission. In the first phase of evacuation, 14,800 citizens would be brought back from 12 foreign countries within 7 days through 64 flights and 14 Indian Navy warships. On an average 2000 passengers will return to India each day.
Out of these 64 flights, 10 will be sent to UAE, two to Qatar, five to Saudi Arabia, seven to the United Kingdom, five to Singapore, seven to the United States, five to the Philippines, seven to Bangladesh, two to Bahrain, seven to Malaysia, five to Kuwait, two to Oman. Hardeep Singh Puri, Indian Civil Aviation Minister
T&C For Travelling People opting for the evacuation plan have to strictly adhere to the following guidelines: – all passengers to undergo thermal checking before and after boarding – only asymptomatic passengers are allowed – after arriving in India, passengers are under obligation to go into a 14-day quarantine Each passenger will have to pay the following amounts as their travel expense: – For US-India flight – ₹1,00,000 – For UK-India flight – ₹50,000 – For Gulf Countries-India flight – ₹15,000-16,000
The number of planes landing in each state is as follows
15 flights will land in Kerala
11 flights each will land in Delhi and Tamil Nadu
7 flights each will land in Maharashtra and Telangana
5 flights will land in Gujarat
3 flights each will land in J&K and Karnataka
1 flight each will land in Punjab and UP
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