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Mughal Road partially restored for traffic after 4 days

12:28 AM Dec 04, 2023 IST | Sumit Bhargav
mughal road partially restored for traffic after 4 days
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Rajouri, Dec 3: On the fourth day after its closure due to snowfall, the Mughal Road has been restored partially by the authorities with the vehicles plying from Poonch to Shopian side for a couple of hours after Sunday afternoon.

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The road was closed on Wednesday night due to snowfall and vehicular movement had been suspended since then.

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Officials said that the Mechanical Engineering Department (MED) launched the snow clearance operation on Friday afternoon that continued till Saturday evening and the road was cleared for single-lane movement of vehicles but traffic was not allowed due to severe slippery conditions.

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They said that a joint inspection was conducted on Sunday afternoon and it was found that slippery conditions had eased following which traffic was restored.

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DTI Traffic Police Mughal Road, Kapil Manhas said that after the restoration of the road late Sunday afternoon, single-lane traffic was allowed and vehicles moved from Poonch to Shopian side.

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He said that 85 Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) moved from Poonch side to Shopian side and the movement of vehicles was stopped at around 5 pm as night traffic movement is still not allowed on the Mughal Road.

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