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| IAF airlifts stranded passengers from Kargil, Gurez | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Feb 2: Indian Air Force (IAF) has airlifted 224 stranded passengers from Kargil and Gurez today. Sixty-two stranded passengers were airlifted between Bandipora and
Gurez in Indian Air Force Mi-17 helicopter. 14 passengers were airlifted from Bandipora helipad to Neeru and 3 passengers to Baduab. 16 passengers were lifted from Neeru to Bandipora. 29 passengers were airlifted from Baduab to Bandipora.
The passengers were facilitated at Bandipora by Addl. Deputy Commissioner, Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Gasi and at Gurez by Sub Divisional Magistrate, Mohammed Ashraf. Gurez Sub Division had got cut-off after the recent snowfall and the temperatures at Gurez have dipped to minus 15 degrees. The passengers airlifted were old-aged patients, ladies
and small children, who have highly appreciated State Govt. and IAF authorities for arranging the helicopter service. MLA Gurez Nazir Ahmed Gurezi and Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon conveyed their thanks to Air Officer Commanding J&K Udhampur, Air Vice Marshall PS Gill and Group Captain S. Srivastava for making the airlift facility available for the civilians.
Meanwhile, 162 passengers were airlifted in Indian Air Force AN-32 Kargil Courier. 36 passengers were airlifted from Kargil to Jammu and 53 passengers from Jammu to Kargil. 29 passengers were airlifted from Kargil to Srinagar and 44 passengers from Srinagar to Kargil. During the closure of Sonamarg-Gumri road, the Indian Air Force operates weekly Air Courier service between Kargil and Jammu every Tuesday and
thrice a week between Kargil and Srinagar on every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, subject to fair weather condition.
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