<span style="color: #222222;">The Central Government has assured the Jammu and Kashmir  administration of its full support in evacuating the J&K residents stranded abroad due to the COVID 19 lockdown.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' A repatriation flight for the Jammu and Kashmir residents from Muscat to Srinagar has been scheduled on 2nd June. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">This was conveyed to the Jammu and Kashmir government by the Ministry of External Affairs in response to Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam's request for prioritising evacuation of the Union Territory residents stranded in Oman, Dubai and Iran.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The Ministry, in a communique received yesterday has conveyed that the Centre is seized of the matter that 24 J&K pilgrims are currently stranded in Iran and efforts are being made to facilitate their early return.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The communique further said the ministry has already arranged a repatriation flight from Dubai to Srinagar evacuating 155 passengers, including four infants. Besides, the Centre had earlier facilitated the return of students and pilgrims from Iran.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The external affairs ministry has assured the Jammu and Kashmir Government of all possible assistance in facilitating the early return of J&K residents stranded abroad.</span><br />''