THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As many as 132 Keralites have returned home safely so far from battle-riddled Sudan, where civil unrest is raging.
They were brought home under Operation Kaveri from Sudan and via Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.They were received by officials of Norka Roots at Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kochi airports. Later, they reached home via Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode and Kannur airports and were taken home by officials.
Norka Roots has made special arrangements at the airports in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru airports and the four in Kerala to receive Malayalis arriving from Sudan.
Those arriving at other airports in India will be taken home by air, road and rail. The State Government will bear all their travel expenses.
