The Jammu and Kashmir government has evacuated about 1,47,642
residents of the Union Territory, who were abandoned in other parts of the
country due to Covid lockdown induced lockdown.
They were evacuated through special trains and buses amid strict observance of
all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official
data, 45,747 passengers arrived on 57 special trains at Jammu and Udhampur
railway stations from different states and Union Territories so far. About
1,01,895 persons from other states and Union Territories including 328 from
abroad have been evacuated by the government till date.
