SRINAGAR : Despite overnight rain, the national highway, linking the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country, was still through for one-way traffic from Srinagar to Jammu today.
However, no vehicle was allowed from the other side, a traffic police official said here.
The roads, connecting dozens of far flung and remote areas in Bandipora and Kupwara districts in north Kashmir, besides Srinagar-Leh national highway and Mughal road remained closed due to accumulation of snow. Official said vehicles, carrying passengers and empty trucks and oil Tankers left Srinagar and other parts of the Valley for Jammu this morning. He said since only one-way traffic was allowed on the highway, no vehicle from Jammu to Srinagar today. However, vehicles will ply from Jammu to Srinagar tomorrow in case weather will remain dry and road stable. Passengers and drivers are requested to contact traffic control rooms set up at Jammu, Srinagar and other places before starting their journey.
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO), responsible for the maintainance of the highway, remained busy to reconstruct the damaged portion of the road due to landslides, triggered by heavy rain last week.
The BRO has also started snow clearance operation on the national highway, connecting the Ladakh region with Kashmir valley. The highway is closed since December last year and is likely to reopen last week of next month. (AGENCIES)
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