Kupwara, Jan 08: Indian Air Force (IAF) and Army on Friday airlifted seven patients including a six-year-old child to the district headquarters Kupwara from snow-bound Tangdhar sector in north Kashmir for medical attention.
Official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that on request of district administration Kupwara, Army evacuated (Airlifted) seven patients due to the closure of Sadhna Top, the only road towards Kupwara headquarters.
They said that all the seven patients were airlifted from the snow-bound Tangdhar sector to district headquarters for medical attention amid the closure of the only road, which passes through Sadhna Top.
“The seven evacuated patients include men, women, and a six-year-old child from Tangdhar sector”, they said.
Notably, Tangdhar (Karnah) sector is among the three major areas close to the border areas that remain out of bounds for at least six months of the winter season due to the heavy snowfall and the only road remain affected and witness snow and mudslides.
It may be recalled that KNO had exclusively reported nearly 150 people in the past three decades have died in road accidents from Chowkibal to Tangdhar mainly at Sadhna Pass (Sadhna Top) especially during the winter season—(KNO)
