<span style="color: #222222;">J&K Government has so far evacuated nearly, 85, 521 residents, stranded outside the UT due to lockdown imposed in the wake of global pandemic, through 24 COVID special trains, 3 flights besides scores of buses after strictly observing all necessary preventive measures regarding the Virus. <br />''<br />''AIR Correspondent reports the J&K government has so far evacuated 64, 499 residents stranded in various other states and UTs, through Lakhanpur besides bringing back home about 20, 521 people through 24 special trains at Jammu and Udhampur railway stations.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Besides 501 passengers including students have been brought back through special flights, so far. Nearly 797 passengers have reached today in 9th COVID special train at Jammu railway station. Till today, 9 trains reached Jammu with a total of 8070 stranded passengers belonging to different districts while 12, 451 passengers reached Udhampur in 15 special trains. <br />''<br />''UT administrations has put in place elaborate arrangements and facilities for safe and successful boarding and de-boarding of returnees at Railway stations and airport and their journey towards their home districts.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Besides, 100 per cent sampling of returnees is being done at the kiosks established at the stations and it is ensured that the people in the administrative quarantine go home only after they are tested negative for Corona virus.</span><br />''