350 Passengers airlifted by IAF between Kargil & Srinagar/Jammu

Srinagar, March 25 (Scoop News) –350 passengers were airlifted by IAF in AN-32 Kargil Courier yesterday and today between Kargil and Srinagar/Jammu. Four serious patients were also airlifted by IAF from Dawar, Baduab and Keran to Srinagar.

Aamir Ali,Coordinator Disaster Management & OSD with Divisional Commissioner,Kashmir said that 4 serious patients were also airlifted from Dawar, Baduab and Keran to Srinagar.

Today, 20 passengers from Kargil to Jammu and 53 passengers from Jammu to Kargil were airlifted. 9 passengers were air lifted from Kargil to Srinagar and 104 passengers in two sorties from Srinagar to Kargil.

Yesterday 56 passengers were airlifted from Kargil to Srinagar in two sorties and 57 passengers from Srinagar to Kargil whileas 51 passengers were airlifted from Jamu to Kargil.

The stranded passengers have appreciated Chief Minister J&K, Omar Abdullah, CEC LAHDC Kargil Kachu Ahmed Ali Khan, Transport Minister J&K,  Qamar Ali Akhoon, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, entire staff of AOC (J&K) Indian Air Force, Ministry of Defence, Western Air Command  and Director, Civil Aviation Department J&K for facilitating their airlift in the Kargil Courier.