Operation Kaveri

Operation Kaveri
Part of the Evacuation of foreign nationals during the 2023 Sudan conflict and Battle of Khartoum
Operational scopeHumanitarian relief
Planned byIndian Armed Forces and Ministry of External Affairs
Commanded byGeneral
ObjectiveEvacuation of Indian citizens from Sudan
Date24 April — 5 May 2023[1]
Executed byIndian Armed Forces
OutcomeNearly 3,862 evacuated as of 5 May 2023.

Operation Kaveri (Hindi: कावेरी romanized: Kaveri, lit. Kaveri River) was an operation conducted by the Indian Armed Forces to evacuate Indian citizens and foreign nationals from Sudan during the 2023 Sudan conflict.[2][3] The evacuation was conducted by air and sea, most likely in Port Sudan where most of the evacuations were done by Indian Navy through INS Sumedha.[4] The operation was conducted for the evacuations of thousands of Indians in Sudan, primarily in Khartoum, the capital of the country.

  1. ^ भाषा, पीटीआई- (6 May 2023). "खत्म हुआ 'ऑपरेशन कावेरी'! सेना की 17 उड़ानें, नौसेना के 5 जहाज, सूडान से वापस आए 3862 भारतीय". www.abplive.com (in Hindi).
  2. ^ "India launches Operation Kaveri to evacuate its nationals from Sudan". Deccan Herald. 24 April 2023. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. ^ Bhattacherjee, Kallol (24 April 2023). "India launches Operation Kaveri to evacuate stranded citizens from war-hit Sudan". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. ^ "India begins evacuating citizens from Sudan under 'Operation Kaveri'". WION. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.