Around 400 people from Kashmir including 235 students stranded in Hyderabad for around two months are demanding their evacuation.
The stranded people saidtheir survival in Hyderabad was getting difficult with each passing day due toincrease in the daily temperature and shortage of resources.
“We are around 400 personsstuck in Hyderabad including 235 students and around 70 families. We are in astate of despair as J&K government has put our evacuation on back burner.There is no discussion about evacuation of people stranded in Hyderabad,” saidAbrar, one of the stranded students.
He said they weredesperately waiting for their evacuation, but no efforts are being made by theJ&K administration in this regard.
“Please help us. All of ushave completed our registration, but still no step is taken by government,which has left us in a mental trauma,” he said.
Another stranded Kashmirisaid he had gone to Hyderabad in connection with the eye surgery of her nieceand got stuck there due to the lockdown.
“I want to go to my homeSrinagar along with my sister and niece. My niece had to undergo eye surgery soI stayed with her. The surgery was done in March and we booked tickets, but itgot cancelled three times due to lockdown,” said Zahid, another strandedresident.
“We are facing hard timehere and want to go back to our home. We humbly request to the government ofIndia to look into this matter and help us to return to Kashmir,” he said.
Another group of studentsstranded at Hyderabad said they have completed their registration for return toValley on website of Higher Education Department but were not yet informedabout their evacuation till date.
“After the resumption oftrain services, it’s unclear whether we should wait for evacuation or we shouldarrange it on our own. Please help us to get evacuated from here,” saidIbaadTanveer a student of Hyderabad University.