SRINAGAR : With the separatist organisations extending strike for two more days, train services in the Kashmir valley remained suspended for the fourth day today for security reasons.
Railway tracks and other property have also been damaged which will take two more days even after normalcy is restored, a railway official said.
All train runs remained suspended between Srinagar-Badgm- Baramulla in north Kashmir and Badgam-Srinagar-Anantnag-Qazigund in south Kashmir to Banihal in Jammu regions for security reasons for the fourth day today.
As there was apprehension of trouble during the strike, rail service has been suspended, a railway official said, adding that the service will be resumed only when there is peace.
However, even after normalcy, it will take two more days to resume train service as tracks have been damaged at several places in south and north Kashmir. Some quarters and other property has also been damaged during the demonstration.
He said in the past, protestors attack and damaged railway property, including trains causing massive loss. There was also risk to passengers so the trains remained suspended he added.
The separatist had extended strike for two more days till tomorrow, when people will be remembering the martyrs of 1931 as on this day 22 Kashmiris were killed when Dogra police opened fire outside the Central Jail, Srinagar. Government, mainstream and separatist political parties are paying tributes to martyrs.
Earlier, the separatists had called for a general strike on Saturday in protest against the killing of top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir district of Anantnag Friday evening.
Burhan Wani, the most-wanted commander of HM, carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh, and two other militants were killed by security forces in Kokernag area in south Kashmir, evoking massive spontaneous protests in the Valley.
Later, they extended the strike for two more days in protest against the killing of civilians killing in security force firing. (AGENCIES)
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