Indian Students Compete To Bring Dogs And Cats From Ukraine; Girl Left 4 Flights, Also Left Luggage There
New Delhi, Mar 6: ‘Operation Ganga’ is being run for the evacuation of heavy students from war-torn Ukraine. Through this, flights continue from neighboring countries to India. During this rescue operation, there is a rush to bring pets as well.
Kirtana, a medical (fifth year) student, finally reached Chennai on Saturday with her pet dog ‘Candy’. She was adamant on not abandoning her pet while flying to India. Kirtana flew at least four flights for this. Later the Indian embassy allowed him to fly with a dog of Pekingese breed.
The government has pressed into service several special airlines as part of ‘Operation Ganga’ to evacuate stranded Indian nationals from Ukraine. On Saturday, Keerthana reached the Chennai airport with ‘candy’ where she was welcomed by her family members.
Kirtana told a news agency, “I had to cancel my flights four times because earlier I was not allowed to bring the pet back. I waited for an additional two-three days. Eventually I got a call from the embassy. I got the pet. allowed to bring the animal with him.”
However, Kirtana had to give up her belongings to bring back the two-year-old Pekingese breed puppy. She said, “The officers told me I could bring my puppy, but I had to leave my stuff. I said, OK. To me, my pet is more important than luggage.”
Kirtana said that she lived in a border area of Ukraine. So he did not face as many difficulties as other students did. Let us tell you that the students have to travel hundreds of kilometers to reach the Ukrainian borders.
