LG Sinha reviews restoration work on Jammu-Srinagar highway
The highway has been shut since 26 August; however, it was briefly reopened in between for a few hours through some alternate route.
The highway has been shut since 26 August; however, it was briefly reopened in between for a few hours through some alternate route.
The Chief Minister chaired a high-level meeting to review the restoration works on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) and other major roads damaged by recent heavy rains.
Hundreds of tourist cabs, buses, and loaded trucks were stranded at different places on the highway. Many vehicles were buried under boulders and debris.
More than 2000 vehicles were stranded on Jammu-Srinagar highway due to heavy snowfall on Friday. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who drove from Jammu to Srinagar, said around 2000 vehicles are stuck between the tunnel and Qazigund on the highway.
Elaborate security and safety arrangements have been made by the authorities who have deployed mobile radars, CCTVs and other sophisticated equipment for the smooth trial.
According to senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, the yatra will resume on Friday at 8 in the morning.
Hundreds of tourists and passengers were stranded due to the landslides. Large number of loaded trucks heading towards Srinagar were also stranded.
The police on Wednesday recovered explosive gelatin sticks from a passenger bus at Jhajjar Kotli on the Jammu--Srinagar highway.
The Chief Secretary chaired a meeting to review the status of National Highway-44 and took stock of the ongoing road-widening works, especially in District Ramban.
The Mughal Road, the second road link between Kashmir and Jammu, is closed due to snow.
