SRINAGAR: After remaining cut off for two days due to heavy snowfall, Kashmir Valley was today connected with the rest of the country as air-traffic resumed here and the highway was partially re-opened for traffic.
“Air traffic at Srinagar Airport resumed today as flights were able to land and then take-off following improvement in the weather,” an airport official said.
Flight operations to and fro Srinagar remained suspended for the last two days due to heavy snowfall which also led to the closure of the Srinagar-Jammu national highway.
The nearly 300-km arterial Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was cleared off the snow and the debris left behind by landslides at few places and those vehicles which were stranded, due to the closure of the only all-weather road-link connecting the Valley with the rest of the country, were allowed to proceed towards Srinagar.
“The stranded vehicles have been allowed to proceed towards Srinagar after the highway was cleared following improvement in the weather,” an official of the Traffic Department said.
He said if the weather permits, traffic would be allowed on the highway tomorrow. (AGENCIES)
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