A batch of 250 students and pilgrims who were stranded in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan were airlifted to Kashmir and Ladakh, on Friday. They had been put in quarantine at Jaisalmer on March 15 after their evacuation from Iran.
An official said of 250 persons, around 53 landed at Srinagar airport while the rest of them were airlifted to Ladakh.
“A total of 600 students and pilgrims who were stranded at Jaisalmer have been airlifted so far,” said deputy commissioner Srinagar, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary.
Meanwhile, Kashmiri families and students stranded in other states are persistently demanding their evacuation.
