India, April 24 -- As many as 1,582 tourists from Maharashtra are in Jammu and Kashmir and the state government has been arranging special flights to bring them back, officials said.

While the state government has been officially making arrangements to bring the stranded people back, Shiv Sena-led by deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde is also arranging chartered flights for them.

A special flight carrying 65 stranded people arranged by the Shiv Sena landed in Mumbai at midnight on Wednesday. Two flights arranged by the government will carry 183 tourists back to Mumbai.

According to the statement issued by the chief minister's office (CMO), two special flights have been arranged to bring back stranded tourists from Kashmir.

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