SRINAGAR: The Indian Air Force (IAF) flew 326 tourists out of Srinagar on Saturday after the state administration’s advisory to pilgrims and visitors to cut short their stay and leave Kashmir Valley at the earliest, officials said.
IAF carried out two sorties from Srinagar during the day, they said. There were 11,301 tourists when the advisory was issued and only 1,652 of them remained on Saturday.
Police asked all hotels in Srinagar not to check in any fresh guests and ensure that the hotels are empty by Sunday morning. Tourists having an air ticket of a later date have been asked to approach the airport Sunday morning for rescheduling their departure.
Tourists and Amarnath Yatra pilgrims started leaving the Kashmir Valley on Saturday following the state government’s advisory, even as Governor S P Malik said there is no need to panic. (PTI)
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