369 stranded students reach Jammu and Kashmir from Kota, heading to their home districts

A group of 369 students, hailing from different districts ofJammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, reached here on Monday from Kota in Rajasthanonboard 15 SRTC buses, officials said.

Soon after their arrival, they were screened for COVID-19and later allowed to proceed to their home districts in the two UnionTerritories where they would undergo administrative quarantine before joiningtheir families, the officials said.

   

They said six students from Kargil, who also completed theirquarantine period of 14 days in Kathua, also joined the group from Ladakh.

“The Jammu and Kashmir government had dispatched 15SRTC buses three days back to bring back 369 students who were left stranded inKota due to the lockdown. The students entered Jammu and Kashmir this (Monday)morning, District Development Commissioner, Kathua, O P Bhagat, who himselfreceived the students, said.

He said all the students were screened by the special teamof doctors and later allowed to move towards their respective districts.

“Eight buses with students of Kashmir and Ladakh leftfor Srinagar. Six students of Kargil, who had completed administrativequarantine in Kathua, also boarded the Ladakh-bound bus,” he said.

Officials said a group of 57 students from Ladakh istravelling from Kota to their home districts.

Bhagat said all the students would go through mandatoryadministrative quarantine as a precautionary measure after reaching their homedistricts .

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