1. Operation Godawari
  2. Operation Himalaya
  3. Operation Yamuna
  4. Operation Ganga
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Option 4 : Operation Ganga

The correct answer is Operation Ganga.

Operation Ganga:

  • The Government of India has launched a ‘multi-pronged’ initiative named ‘Operation Ganga’.
  • It is an evacuation mission to bring back all the Indian nationals who are currently stranded in Ukraine.
  • The tensions between Russia and Ukraine are currently heightened, with war erupting in Ukraine after the Russian military launched a series of attacks recently.
  • There were around 20,000 Indians including students stuck in Ukraine.
  • The Indian evacuation flights are operating from neighbouring countries like Romania and Hungary.
  • The government is also facilitating the evacuation of stranded Indians from its borders crossing Romania, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia.

Other evacuation missions carried out by India:

Mission Purpose
Vande Bharat (2020) When the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world, the Centre launched the Vande Bharat Mission to bring back Indian citizens stranded in foreign countries.
Operation Samudra Setu (2020) It was a naval operation as part of the national effort to bring home Indian citizens from overseas during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Operation Raahat (2015) Under Operation Raahat, India evacuated nearly 5,600 people from Yemen.
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