| COVID-19: Govt evacuates 3,98,370 stranded JK residents; 2,79,031 via Lakhanpur, 1,19,339 through special trains | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU,Sept 5: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 3,98,370 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 136 special trains at Jammu and Udhampur railway stations from different states and UTs, so far, with about 1,19,339 passengers while about 2,79,031 persons from other states and UTs including 934 from abroad have been evacuated by the government through Lakhanpur till date.
As per the detailed breakup of the figures, about 3548 stranded passengers have entered through Lakhanpur from September 04 to September 05 mornings while 1136 passengers have reached today in the 115th Delhi COVID special train at Jammu. So far, 115 trains have reached Jammu with a total of 103,643 stranded passengers belonging to different districts while 15,696 passengers have reached Udhampur in 21 special trains, so far. |
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