Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 3: Despite rain the national highway, connecting the Kashmir valley with the rest of the country and 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh highway was through for traffic.
However, only one-way traffic is allowed on the Kashmir highway and at Zojila pass while Ladakh was through for both ways.
The historic Mughal road, linking the Shopian in South Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region was also open for one-way despite rain since this morning.
Official sources said that hundreds of vehicles, including those carrying passengers and essential supplies for the valley left different parts of Jammu this morning.
Despite rain we allowed traffic on the highway, which is open for only one-way for the last five months as the road has been damaged due to soil erosion and landslides at several places, the sources also said.
Sources also said the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), responsible for the maintenance of the highway has been working to repair the damaged portion of the road and put it through for both ways before the start of the annual Amarnath pilgrimage from July 2. |
