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Detailed explanation-1: -Operation Ganga was an evacuation mission carried out by the Indian government to rescue its citizens stranded in neighboring countries during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The citizens were transported from Romania, Hungary, Poland, Moldova, and Slovakia to India with assistance from these countries.

Detailed explanation-2: -Operation Ganga is a combined civil and military effort to ensure all Indian nationals return home safely. India brought back its nationals from Romania, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Moldova after they had crossed over to these countries from Ukraine via land border transit points. This process began on February 22.

Detailed explanation-3: -’Operation Ganga’ is the initiative launched by the government of India to bring back Indians stranded in Ukraine.

Detailed explanation-4: -India in March 2022 launched a multi-pronged evacuation initiative named ‘Operation Ganga’ to bring home thousands of Indian citizens (estimated 20,000) including students stranded in the war-ridden country of Ukraine invaded by Russia. Special flights are operated by Air India, SpiceJet and Indigo under this mission.

Detailed explanation-5: -India has completed the final leg of its Operation Ganga rescue mission for Indians stranded in war-torn Ukraine. Within 13 days, roughly 18,000 out of an estimated 20,000 Indian citizens who had been living in Ukraine were evacuated and flown to India. The operation ended on Thursday.