States »NortPosted at: Mar 18 2021 7:54PM

Over 130 passengers airlifted b/w Kargil, Srinagar & Jammu

Srinagar, Mar 18 (UNI) Over 130 passengers, including four infants, were on Thursday airlifted between Kagril in Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh, Srinagar and Jammu, State Coordinator, Kargil Courier Service Aamir Ali, said Thursday evening.
He said 40 passengers were airlifted from Srinagar to Kargil and 19 from Kargil to Srinagar Thursday.

Similarly 40 passengers from Jammu to Kargil, 12 passengers from Kargil to Jammu and three passengers from Kargil to Chandigarh were picked up, Mr Aamir Ali said.
He said in addition to this, 15 passengers were also airlifted from Srinagar to Kargil and three passengers from Kargil to Srinagar in Pawan Hans Helicopter.
Authorities are operating different aircraft to airlift passengers as the national highway, the only road connecting UT Ladakh with Kashmir remained closed since January Ist, due to accumulation of snow and avalanches.
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