Jammu, Srinagar Airports receive 23 domestic flights with 2,081 passengers
Jammu, July 31:
The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 2,74,903 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 100 special trains at Jammu and Udhampur railway stations from different states and UTs, so far, with about 83,914 passengers while about 1,90,989 persons from other states and UTs including 904 from abroad have been evacuated by the government through Lakhanpur till date. As per the detailed breakup of the figures, about 1554 stranded passengers have entered through Lakhanpur from July 30 to July 31 mornings while 800 passengers have reached today in the 79th Delhi COVID special train at Jammu. So far, 79 trains have reached Jammu with a total of 68,218 stranded passengers belonging to different districts while 15,696 passengers have reached Udhampur in 21 special trains, so far. On day 68 of resumption of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 23 domestic flights with 2,081 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. A total of 819 passengers aboard 9 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport while 14 domestic flights with about 1262 passengers on board landed at Srinagar Airport today. Pertinently, Jammu Airport Authorities have received a total of 524 domestic flights with 39,268 passengers while Srinagar Airport Authorities have received 845 domestic flights with 1,08,012 passengers since 25th of May till date. Also, the Jammu and Kashmir government has brought back about 3,676 passengers from various countries to the Union Territory through special evacuation flights in the wake of global pandemic till date. After arrival, all the passengers were tested for the COVID-19 and transported to their destinations at both the airports amid strict observance of all necessary preventive protocols.
The Government has made elaborate arrangements for the arrival, screening, sampling and proper transportation of the passengers to the quarantine centers taking special care of guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) prescribed by the Union Ministries of Civil Aviation and Health and Family Welfare.
