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The Indian Air Force on Saturday commenced air courier service for the winter season, ensuring air connectivity for the people of Kargil during the harsh cold months. The people of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh face challenges in the winter due to the closure of roads after snowfall. On the first day of operations, 29 passengers were airlifted from Kargil to Srinagar and 53 passengers from Srinagar to Kargil, including children, infants and patients, officials said. The IAF crew was welcomed at Kargil Airport by Executive Councillor, LAHDC Kargil, Kacho Mohd Feroz, Deputy Commissioner Kargil Rakesh Kumar, Additional Deputy Commissioner Imteeaz Kacho and other senior officers. At Srinagar Airport, the aircraft crew was received by the Chief Coordinator, Kargil Courier, Aamir Ali.

This same helicopter had previously made headlines when it was forced to make an emergency landing near Kedarnath on May 24 due to a technical issue

The Jharkhand government has planned to airlift workers belonging to the state who were among the 41 people trapped in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand after their rescue. There are around 15 workers from Jharkhand trapped in the tunnel. An official from the Jharkhand labour department present at the rescue spot told PTI that the state government has planned to airlift the workers belonging to their state. Another official said the rescued workers will be taken to a hospital at Chilyanisaur in Uttarkashi where a separate ward with 41 oxygen-supported beds has been prepared. Depending upon their medical condition, they will be kept under observation at the hospital before being allowed to go back to their homes. The trapped workers belong to Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Assam. The multi-agency effort to rescue 41 men trapped in the Silkyara tunnel appeared close to success on Wednesday evening. Till 6 pm, up to 44 metre

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