IAF airlifts 150 stranded people in Kishtwar

Braving minus six-degree temperature and chilly winds, the India [ Images ] Air Force on Wednesday came to the rescue and airlifted 150 stranded people, including women and children in snow-bound Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir [ Images ].

"The IAF had airlifted 150 stranded people including women and children from various areas of Kishtwar district on Wednesday", Public Relation Officer, Ministry of Defence, S N Acharya told PTI.

An MI-17 chopper was pressed into service to ferry stranded passengers in highly snow-bound areas of Kishtwar, Nawapanchi, Sondar and Intion in several sorties, Acharya said.

The air operation was supervised by Air Commandore P Patangay and Divisional Commissioner Jammu Pradeep Gupta.