Srinagar: The historic Mughal road, linking Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region, reopened today after remaining closed for three days due to fresh snowfall.
Meanwhile, the national highway, connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, was through for one-way traffic and vehicles will ply from Jammu to Srinagar.
A traffic police official told UNI that traffic on 86-km-long Mughal road was resumed at 0900 hrs this morning for one-way only.
Vehicles will ply from Shopian to Rajouri and Poonch today, he said adding no vehicle will be allowed from opposite direction.
The historic road was reopened early last week after remaining closed for four months due to six to 10 feet of snow at several places, including at Pir-ki-Gali. However, traffic was again suspended on April 29 due to several feet fresh snowfall.
The Mughal road authority and district administration of Shopian and Rajouri and Poonch put into service machines and men to resume traffic on the road, which is seen as alternative to Kashmir highway.
The snow on the road has been cleared and traffic was resumed today, he said adding vehicles still have to pass through five to seven feet of snow walls from both sides of the road.
Only one-way traffic will continue on the road till further orders to avoid accidents, he said.
Meanwhile, hundreds of vehicles, including those carrying essentials for Kashmir valley left Jammu this morning, traffic official said.
He said no vehicle will be allowed from Srinagar to Jammu as only one-way traffic will continue on the highway, connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country till further orders.
Traffic on the highway was frequently disrupted since January this year due to first heavy snowfall of the winter. However, since this only one-way traffic is being allowed on the highway, badly affecting imports, particularly fresh vegetables, meat, chicken and other articles from different states.
Meanwhile, Ladakh region remained cut off from the Kashmir valley due to closure of 434-km-long national highway due to accumulation of snow and avalanches during winter. However, the BEACON authority has already put into service sophisticated machines and men to put through the highway.
Besides roads connecting dozens of far-flung and remote areas, including those near the Line of Control (LoC), still remained closed though authorities have started snow clearance operations.
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