Efforts underway to restore road, air connectivity to Kashmir

January 19, 2013 15:26

Residents of Kashmir heaved a sigh of relief with the improvement in weather as authorities expedited efforts to restore the surface and air links to connect the Valley with rest of the country.

The 294-km Srinagar-Jammu national highway was opened for stranded vehicle this afternoon after two days closure owing to heavy snowfall, while the air traffic is also expected to resume shortly, officials said.

Kashmir Valley including Srinagar experienced snowfall ranging between four inches to eight feet over the past three days, prompting the authorities to suspend traffic on the arterial road on January 17. The air traffic to and from Srinagar was also suspended on Friday owing to "bad weather".

"The Srinagar-Jammu national highway was cleared for stranded vehicles and if weather permits the one-way traffic will resume on the highway from tomorrow," a spokesman of the Traffic department said.

He added that the stranded vehicles started moving towards their destinations after the road was cleared of snow around Jawahar Tunnel - the gateway to Kashmir Valley.

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