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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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