Srinagar-Jammu NH open

Ramban, Apr 19: Amid inclement weather and a fresh spell of intermittent rain, the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway remained open for two-way traffic of private cars, passenger Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) and one-way traffic of heavy vehicles for Kashmir on Saturday.

Traffic authorities monitoring the regulation of traffic in Ramban said that despite a fresh spell of heavy rain that started lashing between Nashri and Banihal sectors late Saturday afternoon, hundreds of LMVs plied towards their respective destinations in Srinagar and Jammu.

They said that the oil and gas tankers and heavy vehicles carrying essential supplies for Kashmir were heading towards the Valley at a slow pace.

Traffic officials monitoring traffic regulations in Ramban said that the traffic movement remained slow due to single-lane road stretches at Dalwass, Mehar Cafeteria, and other locations between Nashri and Banihal sectors.

They said traffic was being managed in a regulated manner on the 150-200 meters Mehar Cafeteria stretch of the highway in Ramban. Officials at the Traffic Control Unit (TCU) Ramban said that the highway was open for two-way LMV traffic and one-way heavy vehicle traffic.

They said that subject to fair weather and better road conditions, passenger LMVs and heavy vehicles would be allowed to ply on either side of the highway on Sunday. The traffic officials also advised the people to confirm the status of the road before undertaking journeys from TCUs in Srinagar, Jammu, Udhampur, and Ramban.

They advised passengers and LMV operators to undertake journeys on the highway during the daytime only as there were apprehensions of falling stones between the Ramban and Banihal sectors.