As many as 16 golf players of the State who were stranded in the flood-hit Srinagar area of Jammu & Kashmir returned State safe on Saturday, source said. Elated family members received them here at the Biju Patnaik International Airport.
Z Estate chairman and gulf player Tapan Mohanty who along with his wife Nirjharani Mohanty had been to Srinagar narrated his harrowing experience and said that he and his wife got a new life after arriving in the State.
Praising the Indian Army personnel for their bravery in rescuing the flood hit victims in most dangerous circumstances, Mohanty said, “We were in a hotel in Srinagar as it was raining heavily and flood waters inundating the hotel. Neither was there food nor any facility for communication. Finally, the Army personnel rescued us and ensured that we were transported to the Srinagar Airport in order to be finally sent to Bhubaneswar safely.”
Nirjharini also described the horrific scene and expressed her gratitude to the Army for the rescue operation. Source said around 20 persons had gone to Srinagar to participate in golf tournament.