Bandipora, Feb 20: (KNS)   District administration Bandipora on Friday airlifted about 95 stranded candidates from Gurez to Bandipora who were supposed to appear in the upcoming recruitment examination to be held on Feb 28 for Class IV posts.

The passengers were airlifted in Army's MI-17 Helicopter that was specially arranged by the district administration Bandipora after the candidates approached the district administration for making arrangements to airlift them so that they can appear in exams.

Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Dr Owais Ahmad said preference was given to candidates who were supposed to appear in exams. Gurez-Bandipora road is closed for traffic from past few months owing to heavy snowfall in Gurez valley and Razdan top. The district administration is regularly arranging air sorties to airlift the stranded passengers to and from Gurez.  Meanwhile the students thanked district administration Bandipora for making  special arrangements for airlifting them to appear in exams.(KNS)