Srinagar, Jan 16: Vehicular traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu highway was resumed on Thursday after being partially closed for three days owing to shooting stones, according to officials, and stranded vehicles were cleared from both sides.
A traffic official said after clearance of debris from the Cafeteria and other places along the highway, vehicles were allowed to move from both sides of the highway.
“There was a heavy Jam on the highway on Thursday as stranded vehicles were being cleared. It took us the entire night to resume the traffic on the highway,” he said.
A traffic department spokesman said on Friday, subject to fair weather and road clearance, LMVs Passenger/Private Cars shall be allowed from both sides on Jammu-Srinagar NHW viz Jammu towards Srinagar and vice-versa. TCU Jammu/Srinagar shall liaise with TCU Ramban before releasing the traffic, he said.
“In view of shooting stones at Cafeteria Mehar (Ramban) cut off timings for LMVS/Passenger, Private Cars to be released from Nagrota (Jammu) from 0500 hrs. to 1100 hrs. From Jakheni (Udhampur) 0600 hrs to 1200 hrs & from Qazigund 1100 hrs to 1500 hrs,” he said.
The spokesman said TCU Jammu and TCU Srinagar will inform all concerned about the traffic advisory and cut off timings. No vehicle shall be allowed to move before and after cut off timings, he said.
Similarly, subject to fair weather and better road conditions, HMVs shall be allowed from NAVYUG Tunnel (Qazigund side) towards Jammu after assessing the road and traffic situation on NH-44. TCU Srinagar shall liaise with TCU Ramban before releasing the HMVs, the spokesman said.
