Srinagar, Dec 11: The 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh national highway, connecting Ladakh region with
Kashmir, has been closed for winter months while Kashmir highway was through
for traffic despite rain.
The 86-km-long historic Mughal road, linking Shopian in South
Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region has been closed for any traffic
movement following fresh snowfall since early this morning.
Meanwhile, authorities across the Kashmir valley have geared up all resources to meet any challenge following snow on upper reaches and rain in plains, including summer capital, Srinagar since early this morning.
The Srinagar-Leh national highway has been closed for winter months from Sunday, a traffic police official told UNI this morning.
He said all traffic personnel deployed on the highway between Sonamarg and Drass, on other side of the Zojila pass to regulate traffic have been withdrawn, he said. However, he said if any vehicle will ply on the highway he will be doing so on his own risk and responsibility. The official said that traffic police and local administration on both sides of the Zojila had made all efforts to clear vehicles to their respective destinations before closing it officially from yesterday. Actually the highway remained closed between Sonamarg to Meenmarg Drass because of ten to 15 feet of snowfall during winter.
He said there was also a forecast for heavy snow on the highway, connecting Ladakh with Kashmir for next five days from today.
However, he said, traffic from Kargil a border town on the highway to Leh will continue during the winter also subject to weather and road condition. Similarly traffic from Srinagar to Sonamarg will also ply subject to road condition.
Meanwhile, despite rain since last night, the national highway, connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country was through for both way light vehicle traffic. However, light vehicles will continue to ply from one side only to avoid any traffic jam on the highway, where road widening is going on.
Traffic on the Mughal road has been suspended due to fresh snowfall since Sunday night. It was snowing at Harpora Shopian, Pir-ki-Gali and other places on the road. UNI
Meanwhile, authorities across the Kashmir valley have geared up all resources to meet any challenge following snow on upper reaches and rain in plains, including summer capital, Srinagar since early this morning.
The Srinagar-Leh national highway has been closed for winter months from Sunday, a traffic police official told UNI this morning.
He said all traffic personnel deployed on the highway between Sonamarg and Drass, on other side of the Zojila pass to regulate traffic have been withdrawn, he said. However, he said if any vehicle will ply on the highway he will be doing so on his own risk and responsibility. The official said that traffic police and local administration on both sides of the Zojila had made all efforts to clear vehicles to their respective destinations before closing it officially from yesterday. Actually the highway remained closed between Sonamarg to Meenmarg Drass because of ten to 15 feet of snowfall during winter.
He said there was also a forecast for heavy snow on the highway, connecting Ladakh with Kashmir for next five days from today.
However, he said, traffic from Kargil a border town on the highway to Leh will continue during the winter also subject to weather and road condition. Similarly traffic from Srinagar to Sonamarg will also ply subject to road condition.
Meanwhile, despite rain since last night, the national highway, connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country was through for both way light vehicle traffic. However, light vehicles will continue to ply from one side only to avoid any traffic jam on the highway, where road widening is going on.
Traffic on the Mughal road has been suspended due to fresh snowfall since Sunday night. It was snowing at Harpora Shopian, Pir-ki-Gali and other places on the road. UNI
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