Union Government on 13 July 2016 started the operation 'Sankat Mochan' to evacuate its citizens stranded in South Sudan's capital Juba. 
•    Two C-17 military transport aircrafts have been pressed in service to make the evacuation.
•    The operation being undertaken by Indian Air Force (IAF) will be headed by Minister of State for External Affairs General (Retd.) VK Singh.
•    The Indian Ambassador in South Sudan Srikumar Menon and his team is organising this operation on the ground. 
•    Indian Embassy in Juba in an advisory had communicated that all the stranded Indian citizens should get in touch immediately with the embassy to avail the facility.
•    The evacuation flight route will be Juba-Kampala-Trivandrum- Delhi. Passengers willing to de-board at Trivandrum will be allowed to do so.
•    V.K.Singh is leading the operation.

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