Sgr-Jmu NH open for 1-way traffic

Ramban, Sep 29: The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway (NH-44) remained open for one-way traffic on Monday, with heavy vehicles allowed towards Jammu and light-medium passenger vehicles permitted towards Kashmir, traffic authorities said.

Officials informed that the highway has not been fully restored at several critical points, including Tharad in Udhampur district, and other vulnerable stretches. Traffic movement remained slow due to single-lane conditions at Tharad, between Nashri and Dalwass, and between Maroog and Kishtwari Pattar in Ramban district.

Despite the slow movement, hundreds of apple-laden trucks managed to cross the Chenani-Nashri tunnel and the landslide-hit stretch at Tharad. Traffic officials monitoring the Ramban sector said that light and medium passenger vehicles from Jammu also crossed the Banihal-Qazigund tunnel till late evening. Vehicles bound for Doda, Kishtwar, and Ramban districts were allowed with fixed cut-off timings.