COVID-19: Govt evacuates 3,89,213 stranded JK residents; 2,72,098 via Lakhanpur, 1,17,115 through special trains
JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 03: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 3,89,213 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 134 special trains at Jammu and Udhampur railway stations from different states and UTs, so far, with about 1,17,115 passengers while about 2,72,098 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 3809 stranded passengers including 02 from Nepal have entered through Lakhanpur from September 02 to September 03 mornings while 1072 passengers have reached today in the 113th Delhi COVID special train at Jammu. So far, 113 trains have reached Jammu with a total of 101,419 stranded passengers belonging to different districts while 15,696 passengers have reached Udhampur in 21 special trains, so far.
