The district administration Bandipora Sunday airlifted 194 passengers stranded in Bandipora and Gurez to their respective destinations. A statement said 69 passengers were airlifted from Bandipora to Dawar while nine passengers were airlifted to Baduaab and 14 passengers to Neeru in Tulail block of Gurez Valley. Another 102 passengers were airlifted from Gurez to Bandipora. The Deputy Commissioner Bandipora, Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza said preference was given to patients, paramedic staff, elderly people and students. The DC said more sorties will be arranged in coming days to airlift passengers, subject to weather conditions.
