2 C-17s proceeding to Juba tomorrow with @Gen_VKSingh leading evacuation from South Sudan,” MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted. The govt will send two C-17 military transport aircraft to war torn South Sudan’s capital city Juba on Thursday to evacuate over 300 Indians stranded thereThe evacuation exercise which will be led by MoS for external affairs V.K. According to the ministry, there are around 600 Indians in South Sudan, of them 450 are in Juba and nearly 150 are outside the capital. According to official sources, so far nearly 300 Indians have registered with the Indian embassy for evacuation. Photo: Hindustan TimesNew Delhi: India will send two C-17 military transport aircraft to war torn South Sudan’s capital city Juba on Thursday to evacuate over 300 Indians stranded there, an exercise which will be led by minister of state for external affairs V.K.

Source: Mint July 13, 2016 12:56 UTC