New Delhi, Mar 4 (PTI) A patient with critical head injuries was on Monday airlifted in an Indian Air Force aircraft to Leh from a village in the Zanskar region of south Ladakh after continuous snowfall cut off ground access, it said.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) also posted photographs of the aircraft on X.

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"An IAF aircaft successfully evacuated a patient with critical head injuries from Atting village in the Zanskar region of south Ladakh, following continuous snowfall, which had cut off all ground access to the region #HarKaamDeshkeNaam," it said in the post.

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