Special IAF flights for people stranded in Kargil
February 6th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANSSrinagar, Feb 6 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Monday announced special flights by the Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft Tuesday for people stranded in Kargil town of Ladakh region.
“The state government has arranged IL 76 IAF aircraft on Feb 7 from Leh town to Srinagar and from Srinagar to Leh town for the stranded passengers,” Amir Ali, officer on special duty at the provincial headquarters here, told IANS.
The state government has been arranging flights by IAF aircraft for stranded passengers in different places of the state for the last one month.
Scores of passengers were airlifted last month between Jammu and Srinagar because of the continued blockade of Srinagar-Jammu highway due to heavy snowfall.
The state government also ferried stranded passengers and patients by air from snowbound areas of Gurez, Kargil, Doda and other places those remain cut off during the winter months.
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- Those stranded in Srinagar, Jammu to be airlifted (Lead) - Jan 20, 2012
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- Fresh snowfall in Ladakh, rain in Kashmir - Mar 26, 2012
- Indian Army, IAF rescue 420 tourists in Ladakh (Lead) - Aug 09, 2010
- IAF rescue over 1300 people stranded in Kashmir Valley - Nov 25, 2009
- 500 still missing in Leh, stranded tourists flown out (Roundup) - Aug 08, 2010
- Severe cold wave in Kashmir - Jan 18, 2012
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