Air Force airlifted 1675 passengers between Jammu &; Srinagar

by Scoop News    January 21, 2012

Jammu/Srinagar, January 21 (Scoop News) –Indian Air Force airlifted 1675 of stranded passengers between Jammu and  Srinagar today.

Defence spokesperson said that number of sorties by air force air craft from Jammu today for rescue relief operation for stranded passengers between Jammu and Srinagar

 He said  that Air Force airlifted 700 from Jammu and 975 from Srinagar.

Defence spokesman said that il-76 started operation since 6-45 am from chandigarh and the il-76 and an-32 aircraft started operation from Jammu air base at around 8-30 am today..

Sorties are still going on and night sorties will be there if weather permits,he said.

Chandigarh - Srinagar - 200 Army personnel

Srinagar-Jammu - 225 Civilian passengers (incl children & ladies)

Jammu - Srinagar - 225  Civilian passengers

Srinagar-Jammu - 225 Civilian passengers

Jammu - Srinagar - 225 Civilian passengers

Srinagar-Jammu - 225 Civilian passengers

Total - 450 from Jammu and 675 from Srinagar (Civilian passengers)

If weather permits then sorties will be done for armed forces and civilians in night

SORTIES SO FAR BY AN-32

Jammu - Srinagar - 50 Civilian passengers

Srinagar-Jammu - 50 Civilian passengers

Jammu - Srinagar - 50 Civilian passengers

Srinagar-Jammu -50 Civilian passengers

Jammu - Srinagar - 50 Army psngrs

Srinagar-Jammu -50 Civilian passengers

Total - 250 from Jammu and 300 from Srinagar (Civilian passengers)

Operation Supervised by Air Commodore Nitin Sathe, AOC Air Force Station Jammu and Div Com Dr. Pawan Kotwal, Jammu

Rescue Operation still in progress

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