After the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the maharashtra government has intensified the efforts to ensure the safety of tourists. deputy cm Ajit Pawar said that after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the state government is making efforts to ensure the safety of tourists from maharashtra who went to kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>jammu and kashmir and to bring them back safely to the state.

Ajit Pawar called Omar Abdullah

Along with this, he said that in this regard, kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>jammu and kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has been contacted over the phone and requested to provide immediate necessary assistance to the tourists from Maharashtra. Our priority is to send every tourist home safely and provide relief to their families.

No need to panic with the families of tourists - Deputy CM

deputy cm Ajit Pawar wrote on Twitter, "Special officers are being appointed in the disaster prevention cell of the ministry to coordinate with the stranded tourists and provide them with necessary assistance. There is no need to panic with the families of tourists stranded in Kashmir. A plan is being made to provide special flight service by contacting Union minister of State for Civil Aviation muralidhar Mohol. Arrangements are being made for the quick and safe return of tourists by sending as many planes as possible." The situation is being closely monitored - Ajit Pawar

The deputy chief minister further said, "The state government has alerted the district administration, tourism department and emergency management system and the situation is being closely monitored. Instructions have been given to the concerned system to bring the bodies of the citizens of maharashtra who died in this attack to the state as soon as possible, provide necessary treatment to the injured and safely bring back the citizens of the state stranded in hotels at tourist places. The list of tourists, their place of stay and possible timetable of return is being collected, and instructions have been given to complete this entire process in coordination and at a fast pace."

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