SRINAGAR : The 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway, connecting the Kashmir valley with rest of the country was through with some restrictions to avoid any accident due to slippery road conditions in the morning.
The national highway, linking the Ladakh region with summer capital and historic Mughal road, connecting Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region have been closed for winter months due to accumulation of heavy snow.
Dozens of roads leading to far flung and remote areas, including those near the Line of Control (LoC) also remained closed in north Kashmir.
A traffic police official said today that the 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway was through. However, due to slippery road conditions in the morning, some restrictions have been imposed to avoid any accident, he said.
He said from Jammu (Nagrota), Kashmir bound passenger vehicles will be allowed to move only between 0600 hrs to 1300 hrs while heavy vehicles will be permitted only between 0630 hrs to 1130 hrs.
However, no Srinagar-bound passenger vehicle will be permitted to cross Udhampur (Jekhani Chowk) after 1430 hrs while no heavy vehicle will be permitted after 1330 hrs.
From Kashmir to Jammu, light motor vehicles will be permitted to move from Qazigund, gateway of Kashmir only between 0830 hrs to 1600 hrs while heavy vehicles shall be permitted only between 0900 hrs to 1400 hrs.
Official sources said dozens of far flung and remote areas, particularly near the LoC, also remained cut off due to several feet of snowfall.
They said the Razdan pass connecting the border town of Gurez with district headquarter Bandipora also received several feet of fresh snowfall.
The road has been closed for winter months only to reopen in March or April. (UNI)
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