India has sent three maritime boats to empty its residents abandoned in the Maldives and UAE because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a guard representative said in the early hours on Tuesday.
INS Jalashwa sent off Mumbai coast, alongside INS Magar, redirected for the Maldives on Monday night, he said.
While INS Shardul redirected to Dubai to clear the exiles, the representative included.
The three boats will come back to Kochi, he said.
INS Magar and INS Shardul are Southern Naval Command ships, while INS Jalashwa is from Eastern Naval Command.
