INS Jalashwa Departs Male with 700 Indians Embarked

During the embarkation, the ship was visited by Colonel Mohamed Saleem, the Commandant of the Maldives Coast Guard

Indian Naval Ship Jalashwa on 5 June 2020 embarked 700 Indian nationals and departed for India late in the evening.

During the embarkation, the ship was visited by Colonel Mohamed Saleem, the Commandant of the Maldives Coast Guard.




With this trip, Jalashwa will successfully bring back almost 2700 Indian citizens from Maldives and Sri Lanka to Indian shores under the broader umbrella of the Indian Government’s Mission Vande Bharat.

The ship will observe strict COVID protocols onboard and is expected to reach Tuticorin on 07 June 2020, the Indian Navy statement read. The evacuated personnel will be disembarked at Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu and entrusted to the care of State authorities.