| COVID-19: Govt evacuates 3,79,826 stranded JK residents; 2,64,916 via Lakhanpur, 1,14,910 through special trains | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 1: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 3,79,826 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 132 special trains at Jammu and Udhampur railway stations from different states and UTs, so far, with about 1,14,910 passengers while about 2,64,916 persons from other states and UTs including 932 from abroad have been evacuated by the government through Lakhanpur till date.
As per the detailed breakup of the figures, about 3121 stranded passengers including 03 from Dubai have entered through Lakhanpur from August 31 to September 01 mornings while 974 passengers have reached today in the 111th Delhi COVID special train at Jammu. So far, 111 trains have reached Jammu with a total of 99,214 stranded passengers belonging to different districts while 15,696 passengers have reached Udhampur in 21 special trains, so far.
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