COVID-19: Govt evacuates 3,37,326 stranded JK residents
24 domestic flights with 3,396 passengers also land in Jmu, Sgr
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 3,37,326 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures.
As per the official data received in this regard, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has received 121 special trains at Jammu and Udhampur railway stations from different states and UTs, so far, with about 103,360 passengers while about 2,33,966 persons from other states and UTs including 928 from abroad have been evacuated by the government through Lakhanpur till date.
As per the detailed breakup of the figures, about 3318 stranded passengers including 22 from Kuwait have entered through Lakhanpur from August 21 to August 22 mornings while 1057 passengers have reached today in the 100th Delhi COVID special train at Jammu. So far, 100 trains have reached Jammu with a total of 87,664 stranded passengers belonging to different districts while 15,696 passengers have reached Udhampur in 21 special trains, so far.
Meanwhile, on day 89 of resumption of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 24 domestic flights with 3,396 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports.
A total of 1023 passengers aboard 9 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport while 15 domestic flights with about 2373 passengers on board landed at Srinagar Airport on Friday.
Pertinently, Jammu Airport Authorities have received a total of 721 domestic flights with 58,316 passengers while Srinagar Airport Authorities have received 1,152 domestic flights with 1,53,948 passengers since 25th of May till date.
Also, the Jammu and Kashmir government has brought back about 3,676 passengers from various countries to the Union Territory through special evacuation flights in the wake of global pandemic till date.
After arrival, all the passengers were tested for the COVID-19 and transported to their destinations at both the airports amid strict observance of all necessary preventive protocols.
The Government has made elaborate arrangements for the arrival, screening, sampling and proper transportation of the passengers to the quarantine centers taking special care of guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) prescribed by the Union Ministries of Civil Aviation and Health and Family Welfare.
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