Photos: Operation Samudra Setu

Kochi: Naval ship INS Jalashwa, carrying 698 persons evacuated from Maldives as part of Samudra Setu Programme under Vande Bharat Mission, arrives at Cochin Port, in Kochi, Sunday morning, May 10, 2020. (PTI Photo)
Male: First batch of Indian nationals who were stranded in the Maldives are brought back via Indian Navy Ship (INS) Jalashwa during operation Samudra Setu, in Male, Friday, May 8, 2020. (PTI Photo)
Maldives: Western Fleet Ships mission deployed in the Indian Ocean Region joined INS Jalashwa during operation Samudra Setu, on her passage back to Kochi in Kerala from the Maldives. INS Jalashwa is bringing back 698 Indians from the Maldives amid the coronavirus-triggered lockdown. (PTI Photo)
Maldives: Western Fleet Ships mission deployed in the Indian Ocean Region joined INS Jalashwa during operation Samudra Setu, on her passage back to Kochi in Kerala from the Maldives. INS Jalashwa is bringing back 698 Indians from the Maldives amid the coronavirus-triggered lockdown. (PTI Photo)
Maldives: The first batch of Indian nationals who were stranded in the Maldives are brought back via Indian Navy Ship (INS) Jalashwa during operation Samudra Setu, in Male, Friday, May 8, 2020. (PTI Photo)
Male: Preparations underway inside the INS Jalashwa to repatriate Indian nationals from the Maldives as part of the first phase of Operation ‘Samudra Setu’ due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in Male, Thursday, May 7, 2020. The Navy dispatched two ships, INS Jalashwa and INS Magar for the op. (PTI Photo)
Male: Beds are seen inside the INS Jalashwa to repatriate Indian nationals from Maldives as part of the first phase of Operation ‘Samudra Setu’ due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in Male, Thursday, May 7, 2020. The Navy dispatched two ships, INS Jalashwa and INS Magar for the op. (PTI Photo)(PTI07-05-2020_000268B)
**EDS: TWITTER IMAGE POSTED BY @HCIMaldives ON THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2020** Male: Preparations underway to repatriate Indian nationals from Maldives as part of the first phase of Operation ‘Samudra Setu’ due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Navy dispatched two ships, INS Jalashwa and INS Magar for the op. (PTI Photo)