Srinagar: Roads to dozens of far-flung and remote villages, including those near the Line of Control (LoC), reopened on Tuesday after remaining closed for a day due to slippery road conditions following fresh snowfall.
However, traffic to the border town of Gurez continued to remain suspended since January 1 due to accumulation of about several feet of snow on Razdan top and adjoining areas.
“Dozens of far-flung and remote villages, including Machil, Kernah and Tanghdar, were reconnected with district headquarter in Kupwara on Tuesday after clearance of snow and improvement in weather conditions,” an official of Police Control Room (PCR), Kupwara said.
He said Sadhna top, Z gali and other tops received about 5 to 10 inches of fresh snowfall on Monday, resulting in closure of these roads. However, he said Border Road Organization (BRO), responsible for the maintenance of the border roads, pressed into service sophisticated machines and cleared the snow.
He said traffic to border town of Keran was also plying normal.
An official of Police Control Room (PCR) from Bandipora told UNI that Gurez remained closed for traffic since January 1 due to accumulation of several feet of snow. “Razdan pass, connecting Gurez, Neeru and dozens of other areas near LoC with district headquarters Bandipora, received fresh snowfall on Monday hampering the snow clearance operation,” he said.
