{"id":27499,"date":"2025-03-01T12:47:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T12:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=27499"},"modified":"2025-03-01T12:47:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T12:47:08","slug":"jammu-srinagar-national-highway-reopens-amid-improved-weather-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/jammu-srinagar-national-highway-reopens-amid-improved-weather-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Jammu-Srinagar National Highway Reopens Amid Improved Weather Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JAMMU, Mar 1: The strategic 270-kilometre Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been reopened for light motor vehicles after road restoration work was carried out on Saturday, officials said.<br \/>\nThe arterial road \u2014 the only all-weather road linking Kashmir to the rest of the country \u2014 was closed on Thursday evening following heavy snowfall and multiple landslides in Ramban district.Heavy rains had triggered shooting stones, mudslides and landslides at a dozen places, including Kishtwari Pather, Moum Passi, Hingni, Panthiyal, Mehar and Dalwas, while snowfall between Qazigund and Ramsu left the road slippery.<br \/>\nA side of the road near Mehar has caved in, while a major landslide has blocked one tube of the Kunfer-Peerah tunnel.<br \/>\nThe road repair was hampered by continuous rains on Friday, officials said.<br \/>\nThey said restoration of the 66-km Banihal-Nashri stretch was intensified on Saturday morning after the weather conditions improved.<br \/>\n\u201cLight motor vehicles carrying passengers are allowed from Jammu towards Srinagar, and from the Valley towards Jammu,\u201d a traffic department spokesperson said after the road was reopened.<br \/>\nHe cautioned the commuters to follow lane discipline and avoid overtaking, which causes congestion.<br \/>\n\u201cThe passengers are advised to take the highway only during day-time and avoid unnecessary halting between Ramban and Banihal since there are apprehensions of landslides and shooting stones. The heavy motor vehicles shall be allowed later, after a thorough assessment of the condition of the road,\u201d the spokesperson said.<br \/>\nRamban deputy commissioner Baseer-ul-Haq Chaudhary said there are at least 16 locations along the 66-km road stretch that were rendered vulnerable by the rains.<br \/>\n\u201cThe road has been cleared in almost all the places, except in Mehar, where the width has shrunk after the sinking of the side portion. This spot is a challenge. The concerned agency will address this in the next two weeks,\u201d he told reporters in Banihal.Chaudhary, along with Ramban Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kuldeep Singh and SSP (national highway) Rohit Raskotra, reviewed the vulnerable locations.<br \/>\nChaudhary said the landslide at Peerah will not hamper the traffic, which has been diverted through the other tube.<br \/>\n\u201cAll the stranded vehicles have been cleared,\u201d he said, advising commuters to follow the traffic advisories before taking the highway.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27500\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27500\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27500\" src=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/R1-300x135.jpeg\" alt=\"Jammu-Srinagar National Highway Reopens Amid Improved Weather Conditions\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/R1-300x135.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/R1-1024x461.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/R1-768x346.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/R1-549x247.jpeg 549w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/R1-470x212.jpeg 470w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/R1-233x105.jpeg 233w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/R1-230x104.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/R1-360x162.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/R1-100x45.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/R1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jammu-Srinagar National Highway Reopens Amid Improved Weather Conditions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JAMMU, Mar 1: The strategic 270-kilometre Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been reopened for light motor vehicles after road restoration work was carried out on Saturday, officials said. 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