Srinagar-Jammu National Highway remains open

Ramban, Mar 29: Despite light rain, the Srinagar- Jammu National Highway remained open for two-way traffic of light-medium and heavy vehicles on Friday.

However, traffic authorities once again advised passenger vehicle operators, commuters and people not to undertake journeys on National Highwayduring night hours due to apprehensions of shooting tones between Ramban and Banihal. Prefer journey on Srinagar Jammu National Highway during the day time only.

Traffic officials said traffic movement remains slow due to the breakdown of three heavy vehicles and a single road, poor surface condition at Dalwass, Mehar-Cafeteria, Ramban, Panthyal Magarkote, Shalgari, Nachlana, and at other places between Nashri and Banihal on highway.

Traffic officials monitoring the regulation of traffic in Ramban said that the highway remained open and hundreds of light medium and heavy vehicles had crossed the Nashri-Banihal sector for their respective destinations without any interruption during the day.

They said heavy load carriers are heading towards Kashmir and Jammu in a regulated manner.

Meanwhile, traffic officials at Traffic Control Unit Ramban said that subject to fair weather and road clearance light mediums would be allowed to ply on either side on Saturday.They said heavy vehicles would be managed after assessing the road and traffic situation in a regulated manner on the National Highway between Udhampur and Qazigund on Saturday.

They further advised commuters and vehicle operators not to undertake journeys on National Highway without confirming the status of the road from Traffic Control Units, Srinagar, Jammu, Udhampur and Ramban on Friday morning as the meteorological department has predicted rain for the next few days.

Till the filing of this report, Srinagar National Highway is open.