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| Leh highway closed | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 9: The 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh national highway was closed this morning due to heavy snowfall while the 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu highway was still open despite rains.
A traffic police spokesman said that the Srinagar-Leh highway was closed due to heavy snowfall at Zojila and other places.
He said no vehicle was allowed from Drass or Srinagar today.
The highway was scheduled to get closed for six winter months officially from October 31. However, it was decided to allow traffic on the highway till weather permits.
However, the weather suddenly became cloudy yesterday after the arrival of Western Disturbances (WD) from Arabian sea from Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Official sources said snowfall was experienced at Gumri, Machoi, Zojila and Meenamarg on the highway.
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is responsible for the maintnance of the highway, which remained closed for six winter months due to 20 to 30 feet of snowfall.
The authorities have already stocked essential commodities, including rice, atta, sugar, kerosene oil, gas cylinders and medicine in the Ladakh region for winter.
The Jammu and Kashmir government has approached the Centre for operating helicopter service to areas which remained cut off with district headquarters due to snowfall during winter in the region.
The 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway was, however, open for traffic despite rains at several places.
However, a tube of the Jawahar tunnel remained closed today for repair purpose. Another tube will remain open, officials said.
OMAR SAYS
• Snub to Army: “There is nothing like agitational terrorism. There is nothing common between terrorism and agitation”, said the CM. He said this with reference to Northern Command chief Gen Jaiswal’s recent use of this phrase
• Real democracy: CM claimed that the government was all set to hold elections to Panchayats and urbal local bodies. The Panchayats have been in limbo for years while elections to Municipalities are due earlier next year
• Cordial Coalition: There has never been any point of disagreement on any decision between NC and Congress in last ten months, said Omar on the coordination between coalition partners.
• SRTC crisis: Govt and Corporation will have to meet midway, feels the CM as he says that releasing salaries is not issue but upgrading them to sixth pay commission is out of question. “Corporation in red should not expect this”, he said.
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