Stranded Kashmiris sent back home

Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, May 5

The district administration on Tuesday sent back 348 persons belonging to Jammu and Kashmir through special buses from Hoshiarpur, Dasuya, Garhshankar and Mukerian under the supervision of the SDMs concerned. Till date 20,000 persons had registered to go back to their native states. Registered persons are being screened by the Health Department. As of now, there is no plan to send anyone by train; all the registered persons will be sent by buses.

Hoshiarpur Deputy Commissioner Apneet Riyait said a standard operating procedure (SOP) for the movement of stranded persons in Punjab was adopted. Those willing to go will have to apply online and a system generated ID will be issued to the applicant and his group. She said that appropriate arrangements would be made by the district administration regarding the return of registered persons.

225 return from Phagwara

Phagwara: With the efforts of Phagwara MLA Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal, ADC Rajeev Verma and SDM Gurwinder Singh Johal, 225 Kashmiri residents stranded in Phagwara were sent back in two different batches to the Vally.

As many as 75 Kashmiri were sent back to their native state in three buses on Sunday, while 150 Kashmiris were sent back in six buses on Monday. All Kashmiri residents were sent after medical examination, said MLA Dhaliwal.