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| One dead after being hit by big boulder on NH-1A near Battery Cheshma | | 'One way traffic' allowed on NH-1A to clear standard vehicles | |  Tahir Mushtaq
Early Times Report
Ramban, Mar 18: The Traffic authorities today allowed one way traffic on every busy Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, which was closed for the landslides triggered after heavy rainfall in district Ramban and today was opened partially to clear the stranded vehicles to their respective destinations.
While talking to Early Times Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Traffic Ramban Sanjay Kotwal said that Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was blocked yesterday near Battery Cheshma, Panthial, Gangroo and Ramsoo on Ramban-Banihal highway of district Ramban after the landslides were triggered on various places along highway due to heavy rainfall from the past some days.
"Today early morning due to heavy landslide at Chanderkote near Kunfar Nullah, Batote-Ramban highway also closed for around five hours," said SSP (Traffic), further adding, "fresh landslide has been witnessed at Nashri area, but machines are on work to clear the highway."
"Restoration work on national highway is going on. Men and machinery are on job. There will be no fresh movement of traffic on the national highway either from Srinagar or Jammu. Only stranded vehicles are being allowed," Traffic official specifically added.
He said, "Around 550 light motor vehicles have been moved on towards Srinagar which were stranded from yesterday evening at Ramban whereas around 2000 light motor vehicles for Jammu have been permitted to move. "While trucks and other heavy vehicles will also be cleared after light vehicles" he said.
Meanwhile, a driver was found dead on Friday a day after he was hit by a big boulder on National Highway near Battery Cheshma area of district Ramban. The deceased was identified as Ayaz Ahmed son of Abdul Qayoom Wani who went missing last evening after a boulder hit him. Volunteers and QRT team launched a rescue operation and recovered his body this morning.
Army today rescued around 250 civilians stranded on Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district.
"With the incessant and heavy rains again wrecking havoc in the Chenab Valley region, the passengers on the National Highway were again at the receiving end due to road blockage," S N Acharya, officiating defence spokesperson here said.
He said Jammu-Srinagar Highway remained blocked at areas Ramsu, Painthal, Sherbibi and Gangroo due to massive landslides that occurred due to heavy rains.
"Stranded passengers faced hardships due to road closure and non availability of basic amenities," he said, adding that to provide succour to the aggrieved passengers, Rashtriya Rifles Battalion under Delta Force located at Nachlana mobilised resources to provide meals and other allied facilities on the spot.
A column of Delta Force of almost 100 troops reached the landslide area and almost 30 families stranded with 100 males, 30 females and 30 children were evacuated to the nearest Rashtriya Rifles camp, said the spokesman adding, "around 250 passengers were provided meals, drinking water and emergency medical aid".
"Delta Force is providing relief to as many stranded passengers as possible, especially elders, ladies and children in the camps nearby," he added and said the relief will continue till the time road opens."
Harshita Paul, 16,a resident of Kolkata, who was coming back with her parents from Srinagar towards Jammu after a wonderful trip, got stranded with her family for almost 10 hours without any food and water.
She said, "We were given hot food and warm blankets by the army after we were evacuated from the site". The prompt response and goodwill gesture was appreciated by the locals and the stranded passengers. |
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