JAMMU: As many as 234 stranded passengers were airlifted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) from Udhampur district to Leh in Ladakh region, a defense spokesman said today.
Ladakh region remains cut-off for over five months annually owing to heavy snowfall in Zojila pass area, along 434-km Srinagar-Leh National Highway, the only road linking the frontier region with rest of the state, the spokesperson said.
The IAF operated its special aircraft IL-76 popularly called as ‘Gajraj’ to airlift the stranded passengers on requisition by the State Government, the spokesman said.
He said that a lot of civilians were left stranded in Jammu region due to recent snow and inclement weather in the Leh–Kargil sector. (AGENCIES)
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