JAIPUR: The Indian embassy in Sudan has started the process for evacuating 40 Rajasthanis stranded in the north-east African nation, which has been turbulent since April 15 following clashes between the country’s military and its main paramilitary force Rapid Support Force (RSF).
The group of Rajasthanis boarded a bus from Khartoum on Sunday morning for Port of Sudan – the largest port town of the country – and would reach India on a repatriation aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Monday.
Rajasthan government had forwarded the list of these 40 Rajasthanis to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday. “I have my relatives who are working in Sudan. On Sunday morning they boarded a bus from Khartoum along with several other Indians and headed for the Port of Sudan from where Indian embassy would bring them back to India,” said Shyam Sharma, a resident of Bhoowala village under Dhod tehsil, located around 20km from Rajasthan’s Sikhar.
“I had managed to speak with them in the morning when they were boarding the bus. They informed me that apart from Khortoum and a few other towns, internet is not working in the country. We are anxiously waiting to get connected with them once they reach Port of Sudan. But we are not sure whether we would be able to do so,” added Sharma.
All these 40 people used to work in Omega Steel Plant in Khartoum. It would take around 24 hours for them to reach the Port of Sudan. From there, they would be airlifted.
Dhiraj Srivastava, resident commissioner (Bikaner House) in Delhi and commissioner of the Rajasthan Foundation, told TOI that with these 40 from Rajasthan, there are several other Indians who would be evacuated.
The group of Rajasthanis boarded a bus from Khartoum on Sunday morning for Port of Sudan – the largest port town of the country – and would reach India on a repatriation aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Monday.
Rajasthan government had forwarded the list of these 40 Rajasthanis to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday. “I have my relatives who are working in Sudan. On Sunday morning they boarded a bus from Khartoum along with several other Indians and headed for the Port of Sudan from where Indian embassy would bring them back to India,” said Shyam Sharma, a resident of Bhoowala village under Dhod tehsil, located around 20km from Rajasthan’s Sikhar.
“I had managed to speak with them in the morning when they were boarding the bus. They informed me that apart from Khortoum and a few other towns, internet is not working in the country. We are anxiously waiting to get connected with them once they reach Port of Sudan. But we are not sure whether we would be able to do so,” added Sharma.
All these 40 people used to work in Omega Steel Plant in Khartoum. It would take around 24 hours for them to reach the Port of Sudan. From there, they would be airlifted.
Dhiraj Srivastava, resident commissioner (Bikaner House) in Delhi and commissioner of the Rajasthan Foundation, told TOI that with these 40 from Rajasthan, there are several other Indians who would be evacuated.
