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| Traffic resumes on J&K Highway | | | Early Times Reporter
Srinagar | Jan 20
The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, which was blocked for four days following landslides, was opened on Sunday for normal traffic.
The 300-km highway, the only road link between the Kashmir and the rest of the country was cleared of the landslides, which occurred due to snowfall and incessant rains, at Panthal and accumulated snow around Jawahar tunnel on Saturday, official sources said.
Though the arterial road was thrown open for traffic on Saturday after the Border Roads Organization (BRO) cleared the blockade, preference was given to vehicles which remained stranded at various places after the closure of the road on Wednesday.
Normal traffic was allowed to move on the highway from both sides this morning and the vehicles including trucks carrying essential commodities were heading towards their destinations.
Kashmir valley was lashed by snowfall and incessant rains between Tuesday and Friday snapping road and air links. While the air traffic resumed partially on Friday, the highway continued to remain closed in view of landslides.
Airport sources said all the flights scheduled for the day from Srinagar international airport are expected to operate as per schedule in view of improvement in weather conditions.
Two special Indian flights carrying Haj pilgrims from Jeddah, besides some domestic flights arrived today. |
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