New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) airlifted as many as 319 GATE aspirants on Friday, February 08 and Saturday, February 09, 2019 while the Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed due to heavy snowfall. As flights were cancelled and roads were blocked, Governor Satya Pal Malik gave directions to the administration to make immediate alternative travel arrangements for stuck students in Srinagar and Delhi. Hence the arrangements were made for several students including GATE aspirants who took the exam on February 10, 2019.
"Due to heavy snowfall, the valley was cut off from the rest of world due to closure of national highway and cancellation of flights. In view of above, state authorities in coordination with Indian Air Force arranged an aircraft to airlift the students appearing for GATE examination," one of the officials said.
The IAF launched the special sorties of C17 Globemaster and came into assistance of GATE aspirants, the locals and tourists who were stuck in the twin capitals due to the closure of Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only all weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country owing to the recent heavy snowfall, a defence spokesman told PTI.
The spokesperson informed that a total of 319 students appearing in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) on February 10 onwards were airlifted from Srinagar airport to Jammu airport on Friday and Saturday.
16/02/19 India Today
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"Due to heavy snowfall, the valley was cut off from the rest of world due to closure of national highway and cancellation of flights. In view of above, state authorities in coordination with Indian Air Force arranged an aircraft to airlift the students appearing for GATE examination," one of the officials said.
The IAF launched the special sorties of C17 Globemaster and came into assistance of GATE aspirants, the locals and tourists who were stuck in the twin capitals due to the closure of Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only all weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country owing to the recent heavy snowfall, a defence spokesman told PTI.
The spokesperson informed that a total of 319 students appearing in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) on February 10 onwards were airlifted from Srinagar airport to Jammu airport on Friday and Saturday.
16/02/19 India Today
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