COVID-19: Govt evacuates 8,92,296 stranded JK residents

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JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 8,92,296 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 on Monday in this regard, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has received 155 special trains at Jammu and Udhampur railway stations from different states and UTs, so far, with about 1,40,292 passengers while about 7,52,004 persons from other states and UTs including 948 from abroad have been evacuated by the government through Lakhanpur till date. As per the detailed breakup of the figures, about 6,437 stranded passengers have entered through Lakhanpur from November 15 to 16 mornings while 134 trains have reached Jammu with a total of 1,24,596 stranded passengers belonging to different districts so far while 15,696 passengers have reached Udhampur in 21 special trains, so far.