Visibility poor at Jammu airport; CM Omar Abdullah reaches city by road to attend office
The Hindu
J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah shares road trip journey due to cancelled flights, updates on visibility issues.
Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday (November 11, 2024) shared glimpses of his road trip from Srinagar to attend his office in the Civil Secretariat, in Jammu, after his flight had got cancelled owing to poor visibility.
“Eleven flights were cancelled on Sunday (November 10, 2024), owing to low visibility and another was called off owing to technical reasons,” airport officials said.
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"Poor visibility in Jammu meant a sudden, last minute, road trip. Nothing flew into or out from Jammu yesterday (Sunday) so I had to saddle up and take the road to the winter capital," Mr. Abdullah said in a post on X.
He also shared three videos of his cavalcade moving from summer capital Srinagar to Jammu on Sunday (November 10, 2024.) Airport officials, however, said flight operations resumed on Monday morning (November 11, 2024) as per schedule.
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In another post, Mr. Abdullah said, "Looking at the visibility from the balcony of the official residence, I don't think flights will be operating any time soon today either. You can barely see the sun in the haze." This is the Chief Minister's first visit to the Jammu Civil Secretariat after assuming charge on October 16.
A delegation from Andhra Pradesh, comprising Ministers and officials, is set to visit Karnataka to examine the successful implementation of the Shakti scheme, which provides free bus travel for women on non-premium State-run buses. The Andhra Pradesh government is also considering launching a similar scheme.