J&K: 22 people including 5 patients airlifted to Kupwara district headquarters

Srinagar, Feb 2 (PTI) Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara airlifted 22 people, including five patients, in helicopter sorties from Karnah to the district headquarters on Friday.

“As many as 12 persons were airlifted from Tangdhar to Kupwara, including five patients who were in need of advanced treatment, in two air sorties,” an official spokesperson said.

Ten Karnah-bound stranded passengers were also airlifted from the District Police Lines (DPL) in a subsidised helicopter service, he added.

Nodal Officer, Heli Service, Mudasir Sikander monitored the helicopter service facility at the DPL helipad in Kupwara.

The residents of Karnah, especially the patients, had to face hardships due to the closure of the Chowkibal-Tangdhar road and adverse weather conditions.

The helicopter service has come as a major relief for people, the spokesperson said.