LIBYA-LD FLIGHT 2LST

Two Naval ships INS Jalashwa and INS Mysore set sail
from Mumbai yesterday morning for Libya. The journey time is
about twelve days to that country.
Scotia Prince, another chartered ship, is already on
its way to Libya) and will transport the Indians to a safer
destination from where they will be airlifted, Shipping
Minister G K Vasan had said in Chennai yesterday. The ship has
a capacity of 1200 passengers.
Telephone facilities and railway reservation counters,
apart from Balmer-Laurie counter for booking in Air India
flight for onward journey, have been set up in the terminal.
In order to help the traumatised people, who are
coming back from civil war-like situation, doctors are made
available to counsel the evacuees.
Terminal 2 was reactivated in just 24 hours by DIAL
(Delhi International Airport) for the returnees from Libya and
will be operational exclusively for handling all future
dedicated flights, the MEA said.
"All concerned Ministries, Central Agencies, and State
Governments have worked closely to put the reception
arrangements in place, including the security agencies, BCAS
(Bureau Civil Aviation Security) and CISF (Central Industrial
Security Force)," it said. PTI PYK
SMT


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