Thursday;July 14, 2016: Today early morning government of India has launched the 'Sankat Mochan' operation to evacuate Indian nationals from South Sudan.

VK Singh(Minister of State for External Affairs )led the exercise as the two C-17 military transport aircraft to war torn South Sudan's capital city Juba to evacuate Indians stranded there.

Singh had also managed the evacuation of nearly 4,000 Indians from conflict-ridden Yemen previous year.

According to the official advisory , “Indian nationals with valid Indian travel document will be allowed boarding with maximum five kg cabin baggage and no check-in pieces. It also said that women and children will be accommodated on priority”.

Ministry added, “there are around 600 Indians in South Sudan, of which 450 are in Juba and nearly 150 are outside the capital.”