Srinagar: Despite rain 270-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the only all weather road connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, was through for one-way traffic on Thursday.
There was also fresh snowfall on 86-km-long historic Mughal road, linking Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region, which remained closed for the past about three months.
The 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh national highway, the only road connecting Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh with Kashmir, also remained closed for the past about three months due to accumulation of six feet to 12 feet of snow besides slippery road conditions.
Only one-way traffic will continue to ply on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway till further orders, a traffic police official told UNI this morning. There was rain and Met department has forecast for rain and snow during the next 24 hours which could affect traffic movement. However, so far traffic was plying normally despite rain, he said.
Today traffic will ply from Srinagar to Jammu and no vehicle will be allowed from opposite direction, he said. However, he said, Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) will have to cross Qazigund, gateway of Kashmir, between 0700 hrs to 1300 hrs. Later, Heavy Motor Vehicles (HMVs) will be allowed in the afternoon, he added.
Meanwhile, there was no change in the situation as the 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh national highway, the only road linking Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh with Kashmir remained closed for the past over two months. There is more than 6 feet to 12 feet of snow on the highway, including at Zojila pass, which has frozen due to below freezing temperature.
Similarly, the historic Mughal road and Anantnag-Kishtwar road remained closed due to accumulation of snow for the past two months. These roads are likely to reopen in March-April, officials said. There was fresh snowfall since early this morning on both the roads.
