Srinagar: The bodies of two persons were brought to Jammu while 36 persons hailing from Kashmir valley who were stranded in Nepal following the recent devastating earthquake were evacuated from Kathmandu to New Delhi and were flown back to Srinagar.
Three of them who had sustained injuries were shifted to PCR Hospital for treatment.
After a massive earthquake hit Nepal on Saturday, state police immediately established a Special Helpline at Police Control Room, Kashmir for the people of the state who were stranded in the affected area of Nepal.
The Control Room Kashmir remained in constant touch with the MEA Control Room Delhi and Control Room Kathmandu.
In coordination with Resident Commissioner New Delhi, MEA and Indian Air-Force today bodies of two victims were brought to Delhi and later on handed over to their relatives for last rites in Jammu in the evening.
An ambulance was provided by the state Government to shift the bodies from Delhi to Jammu. 36 stranded persons including children were evacuated from Kathmandu to New Delhi and 33 of them were provided free Air tickets by state government and were flown back to Srinagar.
Meanwhile, Inspector General of police Kashmir SJM Gillani paid a visit to the police hospital, Batamaloo and met the injured persons, IGP directed the doctors attending on the injured to ensure a better treatment for them.
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