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| NH-1 closed again due to accumulation of heavy snow enroute Valley | | Jammu Hoteliers offer 25% discount to stranded passengers | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 17: With several avalanches hitting the 300-km long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at Ramban and Banihal, traffic remained suspend for third day, with nearly 2000 vehicles stranded along the highway.
"There were avalanches in various places in Ramban district. But there are no reports of any casualty," traffic authorities told over phone.
They added that due to the closure of the highway about 2055 vehicle were stranded along the NH-1A whereas 1300 passengers from Srinagar are stranded at Jammu bus stand.
The closed highway has resulted in the shortage of essential commodities like LPG cooking gas, kerosene, vegetables, chicken and mutton.
Sources added if the weather remains clear the highway hopefully be clear till evening and the traffic will start running. Meanwhile hoteliers in Jammu showing compassion and sympathy to stranded passengers on their part have offered 20 to 25 per cent discount for the stranded passengers in hotels and lodges across the Jammu city.
Officials said that all the required steps would be taken for the lodging of the passengers till the road reopens. He advised them not to proceed to their destinations unless clearance by the competent authority managing the roads is sought.
At the same time during his visit to General Bus Stand Jammu to assess the arrangements at Bus Stand for the stranded passengers, the Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Pawan Kotwal said that BRO has started clearance work at several places along the highway and their first priority is to clear the supply trucks particularly at Dhar Road in Udhampur and Ramban.
Meanwhile administration has asked the Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters to remain on standby, in case interior roads are not cleared in Kishtwar, Bhaderwah, Doda and upper reaches of Reasi.
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