Srinagar-Jammu NH closed

Ramban, May 21:  The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway remained closed for both side traffic movements due to unspecified reasons on Tuesday.

No light Motor Vehicles or heavy vehicles except vehicles carrying security forces, patients, and medical emergencies were allowed to ply between Udhampur and Qaziqund and vice versa till late Tuesday evening.

Due to the suspension of traffic movement, the highway passing through the Udhampur and Ramban districts presented a deserted look although skeletal traffic of security forces was seen moving on the highway.

Traffic Police officers at Traffic Control Room (TCU) Udhampur and Srinagar late Tuesday evening said that traffic resumed on the highway.

They said stranded passenger LMVs and heavy vehicles were allowed to move towards Patnitop, Doda, Ramban, Banihal, and Srinagar on priority from Police Check Post Jakhani, Udhampur, and from Qazigund, Kashmir, towards Jammu on Tuesday at 8 pm.

Senior Superintendent of Traffic Police, National Highway, Ramban, Rohit Baskotra said stranded passengers and LMVs would be allowed to move to their destinations on priority.

He said that after clearing stranded traffic, scheduled traffic would resume on Wednesday.

Earlier hundreds of people and commuters, especially from Jammu, Udhampur, Kashmir, Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban, Ramsu, Ukhral, Khari, Banihal, and various adjoining areas faced problems and difficulties due to the suspension of traffic movement on the highway since Monday evening.

All the Srinagar and Jammu-bound traffic was suspended on Monday at 6 pm.