INS Jalashwa to repatriate Indians from Maldives; Rs 3,000 to be charged

The Indian Navy's amphibious warship INS Jalashwa has begun full-fledged preparations to receive some 750 Indian nationals onboard, who will be repatriated back home in Kochi under Operation Samudra Setu.

Passengers are undergoing necessary procedures at Velana Airport, as per regular updates posted by the Indian High Commission in the Maldives on its official Twitter page.

It said that the passengers will, thereafter, be ferried to the Male' port to board the Navy ship.

People have also been urged to maintain social distancing norms as immigration officials and volunteers have put on full safety gears as a necessary precaution to keep away from