Srinagar, Dec 12 : The 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the only road linking the Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, remained closed for the second day on Tuesday due to heavy snowfall.
Traffic on the 86-km-long historic Mughal road, connecting Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region, also remained suspended due to snowfall.
Meanwhile, the national highway, linking Ladakh region with Kashmir, has been closed for winter months.
Traffic remained suspended on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway, a traffic police official told UNI this morning. There is about one to one-and-half feet of snow accumulated at different places, particularly near Jawahar tunnel, Banihal, Qazigund and Shaitan Nallah.
Though the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), responsible for the maintenance of the highway, have put into service sophisticated machines and men to restore the traffic on the road. However, continued snowfall is hampering the snow clearance operation, he said, adding that there were also landslides, triggered by rain, at Penthal and other places on the other side of the tunnel.
He said traffic will be restored only after receiving green signal from the traffic police officials posted at different places on the highway.
Meanwhile, hundreds of vehicles, including trucks, are stranded on both sides of the highway.
Several feet of snow was accumulated and it was still snowing at different places on the historic Mughal road, particularly at Pir-ki-Gali and Heepora Shopian, he said, adding that traffic will remain suspended.UNI
Traffic on the 86-km-long historic Mughal road, connecting Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region, also remained suspended due to snowfall.
Meanwhile, the national highway, linking Ladakh region with Kashmir, has been closed for winter months.
Traffic remained suspended on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway, a traffic police official told UNI this morning. There is about one to one-and-half feet of snow accumulated at different places, particularly near Jawahar tunnel, Banihal, Qazigund and Shaitan Nallah.
Though the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), responsible for the maintenance of the highway, have put into service sophisticated machines and men to restore the traffic on the road. However, continued snowfall is hampering the snow clearance operation, he said, adding that there were also landslides, triggered by rain, at Penthal and other places on the other side of the tunnel.
He said traffic will be restored only after receiving green signal from the traffic police officials posted at different places on the highway.
Meanwhile, hundreds of vehicles, including trucks, are stranded on both sides of the highway.
Several feet of snow was accumulated and it was still snowing at different places on the historic Mughal road, particularly at Pir-ki-Gali and Heepora Shopian, he said, adding that traffic will remain suspended.UNI
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