Jammu: The Jammu and
Kashmir Government has evacuated about 1,58,871 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 62
special trains at Jammu and Udhampur railway stations from different states and
UTs, so far, with about 50,071 passengers while about 1,08,800 persons from
other states and UTs including 328 from abroad have been evacuated by the
government through Lakhanpur till date.
Therefore, a total of about
1,58,871 J&K residents stranded outside have been brought back to the UT by
the Jammu and Kashmir government by 62 special trains and a fleet of buses
through Lakhanpur after strictly observing all necessary preventive measures regarding
the Virus.
As per the detailed breakup of
the figures, about 1485 stranded passengers have entered through Lakhanpur from
June 22 to June 23 mornings while 920 passengers have reached today in the 41st
Delhi COVID special train at Jammu. So far, 41 trains have reached Jammu with a
total of 34,375 stranded passengers belonging to different districts while
15,696 passengers have reached Udhampur in 21 special trains, so far.
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