Avalanche warning for Kupwara, Baramulla; Srinagar-Jammu highway
Srinagar-Jammu national highway opened to clear stranded vehicles
16/02/2018
Srinagar, Feb 15: The Srinagar-Jammu national highway was today opened to clear vehicles stranded on it after the road remained shut for four days due to landslides caused by heavy rains and snowfall, an official said.
"The highway has been restored for stranded vehicles only. Vehicles from Jammu would not be allowed to proceed towards Srinagar at the moment," a senior traffic department officer said.
The arterial road, which has been closed since Monday, was briefly re-opened for traffic on Tuesday but had to be closed again due to landslides.
The highway -- the only all-weather road link connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of India -- was closed for traffic on Monday as Kashmir experienced the season's first major snowfall.
The closure of the highway resulted in shooting of prices of essential commodities in the valley while fresh vegetables disappeared from the market.
Divisional administration officials, however, maintained that there was adequate stock of essential commodities in the valley. WThe government today issued an "medium danger avalanche" warning for the Kupwara and Baramulla districts of north Kashmir.
A low danger warning was issued for the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway and districts like Ramban, Anantnag, Bandipora, Ganderbal, Kargil etc.
The warning was issued following an advisory by the Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE), an official spokesperson said.
On the basis of information received from SASE, medium danger avalanche warning was issued for Baramulla, Gulmarg, Furkian-Z Gali and Kupwara-Chowkibal-Tangdhar in north Kashmir, the spokesperson said.
Low danger warning was issued for Ramban, Anantnag Bandipora, Ganderbal, Kargil, Udhampur, Leh, Poonch, Rajouri, Reasi, Doda, Kishtwar, Kulgam districts, Bandipora-Kanzalwan-Gurez sector and Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, he said.
People living in these avalanche prone areas were advised by the Disaster Management Authority to take precautionary measures.
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