BANIHAL/JAMMU: The Jammu Srinagar National Highway was reopened on Wednesday for vehicles which were stranded due to heavy snowfall, officials said.
A massive snow-clearance operation was undertaken by the Border Roads Organisation (BR0) to restore the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, which remained closed for vehicular traffic for the third consecutive day Wednesday, officials said.
“The highway was restored between Banihal area of Jammu region and the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday evening. Seventy-two vehicles stranded for the past two days at Banihal were allowed to move to Kashmir,” a Traffic Police officer said.
However, snow clearance operation on the Banihal-Ramban section was underway and the BRO was working to clear landslide, they said.
Both sides of the Jawahar Tunnel – the gateway to Kashmir – was started and the snow-clearance has been done. (AGENCIES)
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