| Roads to far-flung, remote areas reopen in Kashmir | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 16: Roads to dozens of far-flung and remote areas, including Keran, Karnah and Machil, reopened on Monday after remaining closed for 10 days due to slippery road conditions and accumulation of snow in north Kashmir.
However, the road connecting Bandipora with border town of Gurez, which is surrounded by Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) from three sides, remained closed for the past over three months due to accumulation of snow, particularly at Razdan pass.
''Traffic has been restored on Kupwara-Keran, Kupwara-Karnah and Kupwara-Machil roads after clearing snow on Sunday'', an official of Police Control Room (PCR), Kupwara, told UNI over the phone.
He said traffic to these remote areas was suspended on March 6 due to slippery road conditions following fresh snowfall.
Official sources told UNI that snow clearance operation to put through traffic to border town of Gurez was going on war footing to clear several feet of snow on the road.
Razdan pass, connecting Gurez, Neeru and dozens of other areas near LoC with district headquarters Bandipora, remained closed from last about three months due to accumulation of snow and fresh snowfall. There was also fresh snowfall at Razdan pass which connects border town of Gurez, Neeru and other border villages with Bandipora last week, affecting snow clearance operations. |
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