New Delhi, March 1: Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy RK Singh on Tuesday welcomed Indian students who reached the Delhi airport after they were evacuated from conflict-hit Ukraine due to ongoing war with Russia.
Students were seen joyously waving the national flag as they chanted 'Vande Mataram' upon the touchdown in the national capital. Union Minister RK Singh reiterated India's evacuation mission under 'Operation Ganga' and said the government was "committed to bringing back every Indian stranded there."

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A special flight carrying Indian nationals came from Hungary's capital city Budapest.
"We are really thankful to the Indian government for evacuating us from Ukraine," said Samarita Hazarika, another Indian student.
India has been ramping up its efforts to evacuate Indian nationals stuck in Ukraine.
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri left for Budapest to aid the evacuation of Indian citizens stranded in war-hit Ukraine.
Government sources on Monday informed that the 'special envoys', including Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kiren Rijiju and Gen (Retd) VK Singh will travel to neighbouring countries of Ukraine to coordinate evacuations of stranded Indians amid the ongoing Russian-Ukraine war.
The government has deployed 'special envoys' to four neighbouring countries bordering Ukraine to coordinate and oversee the evacuation process. Also Read: Russia-Ukraine Talks: First round of ceasefire negotiations inconclusive, fighting escalates
"Union Ministers Jyotiraditya Scindia will be going to Romania, Kiren Rijiju to Slovak Republic, Hardeep Puri to Hungary, VK Singh to Poland... to coordinate and oversee the evacuation process," the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Monday.
-PTC News