Srinagar-Jammu national highway opens for traffic

January 12, 2014 12:36

The Srinagar-Jammu national highway, which connects Kashmir Valley to the rest of the country, was today opened for traffic after remaining cut off for two days due to snowfall.

Traffic on the 294-km arterial road was stopped on Friday following snowfall in the areas around Jawahar Tunnel and only those vehicles were allowed to move yesterday whichhad been stranded a day earlier.

"The highway is open for traffic and vehicles are being allowed to ply from Srinagar towards Jammu," an official of the traffic department told PTI.

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