Tarigami demands airlifting of stranded passengers

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Jan 27: Expressing serious concern over plight of stranded passengers due to the continuous closure of National Highway, CPI (M) leader Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami has demanded airlifting of these passengers to their respective destinations.
Hundreds of passengers are stranded at Jammu due to closure of Srinagar-Jammu National Highway continuously from last several days. These passengers are stranded at Jammu bus stand without food and shelter.
Tarigami urged the Governor’s administration to provide free ration and accommodation to the stranded passengers. He urged the administration to expedite work on national highway, especially from Banihal to Ramban stretch, which often remains closed due to landslides and shooting stones.
He demanded airlifting of these passengers to their respective destinations.