Jammu-Srinagar highway opens after two days

Srinagar, March 25

One-way traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, which remained suspended for the last two days due to landslides, was restored in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said.

“No fresh traffic is allowed today (Thursday) on the highway,” said Parul Bhardwaj, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Traffic (National Highway Ramban) said, adding, stranded traffic between Ramban and Nashri was allowed in “one way” towards the Valley after clearing landslides from the way.

The vehicles being allowed to move to Srinagar were those carrying stranded passengers, perishable and essential commodities, and oil tankers.

The highway was closed on Monday following snowfall in high-altitude areas and incessant rain in the plains in most parts of the union territory during the last three days.

The Jawahar Tunnel, the gateway to the Kashmir valley along the highway, also experienced an inch of snowfall on Tuesday morning but the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) cleared the road stretch. — PTI