“At the direction of the PM, we launched Operation Ganga, thereby undertaking one of the most challenging evacuation exercises during an ongoing conflict situation. Our community was dispersed across Ukraine, posing its own logistical challenges”, Jaishankar said in Rajya Sabha.”The exercise was undertaken at a time when military actions, including airstrikes and shelling, were underway. It involved movement in a war-torn situation in a large country, at times over a 1,000 kms and required exiting border checkpoints clogged by an estimated 26 lakh refugees”, he added.
