Scores of Kashmiris stranded in Kargil amid the ongoing COVID19 lockdown have sought intervention of J&K administration for their evacuation to the Valley.
The stranded people said they continue to remain stuck inKargil for the last four months despite having submitted a representation tothe Lieutenant Governor (LG) GC Murmu for their evacuation.
“Stuck away from our homes, we are going through mentaltorture. Our children are in distress in to our absence,” said Tariq Dar, in anemail to Greater Kashmir.
He said they approached the district administration Kargiland divisional commissioner Ladakah repeatedly during the past one monthseeking their help for evacuation.
“Each time we were asked to approach divisionaladministration Kashmir for their return to the Valley,” he said.
Another stranded person said they also contacted thedistrict nodal officers in Kashmir but were told each time that the matter waspending in the office of divisional commissioner Kashmir.
They said Ladakh administration has already evacuated morethan 500 stranded people from different states of India, but they continue toremain stuck in Kargil despite Zojila road being open for the traffic for thelast 10 days.
“Some of us are facing health issues. In case we are notevacuated all of us will proceed towards Srinagar on foot. We are ready to faceconsequences,” they said.
They urged divisional commissioner Kashmir to take up thematter with Ladakh administration.
Meanwhile, hundreds of Kashmiris continue to remain strandedin different states outside J&K.
“We are around 20 to 25 Kashmiri families stranded inJaipur. We aren’t able to meet our daily needs and pay rents,” said Nazir Ahmadof Srinagar.
Abid Mir said they were stuck in Mumbai since March 24 andmost of the stranded families have no source of income. “We are not able to payrent and bear other expenses,” said Mir. Besides families, around 60 studentsare also stranded in Mumbai.
Another group of Kashmiris stranded in Bihar said they werefacing tough time due to non-availability of resources.
“We want a go home because we don’t have any other option,”said Tajamul, one of the stranded student.
Over 56 students are stranded in Indore, Madhya Pradesh forthe past more than a month.
“In the current scenario, everyone is running for safety. Weappeal the Lieutenant Governor of J&K to facilitate our return to Kashmir.It is hard to survive here due to financial constraints,” the students said.
A group of students from J&K stranded in Delhi alsoappealed the administration for their evacuation.
“We request the administration to kindly make somearrangements for us so that we can go home safely,” said Akhtar Malik.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang Kondbarao Poledid not respond to repeated calls for his comment on the issue.