The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 3,17,751 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 116 special trains at Jammu and Udhampur railway stations from different states and UTs, so far, with about 98,141 passengers while about 2,19,610 persons from other states and UTs including 906 from abroad have been evacuated by the government through Lakhanpur till date.
As per the detailed breakup of the figures, about 1508 stranded passengers have entered through Lakhanpur from August 15 to August 16 mornings while 960 passengers have reached today in the 95th Delhi COVID special train at Jammu. So far, 95 trains have reached Jammu with a total of 82,445 stranded passengers belonging to different districts while 15,696 passengers have reached Udhampur in 21 special trains, so far.
Day 84: Jammu, Srinagar airports receive 22 domestic flights with 2,798 passengers
Jammu: On day 84 of resumption of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 22 domestic flights with 2,798 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports.
A total of 892 passengers aboard 10 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport while 12 domestic flights with about 1906 passengers on board landed at Srinagar Airport today.
Pertinently, Jammu Airport Authorities have received a total of 673 domestic flights with 53,044 passengers while Srinagar Airport Authorities have received 1,072 domestic flights with 1,40,574 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.