Srinagar: Citing snow and rainfall as the reasons, the Traffic Department, Kashmir, Thursday issued an advisory against night travel on the Srinagar-Jammu highway, the lone road linking Kashmir valley with the rest of India.
A top traffic police department official said due to the slippery and light rainfall Srinagar- Jammu national highway has been ordered closed for night traffic and if the weather permitted, they would open the road today.
According to the eyewitness, however, the movement of army, paramilitary and police vehicles continued as usual.
Srinagar-Jammu road is subject to weather if weather condition improve road will be open for today, said SSP traffic, Srinagar, Fayaz Ahmad Lone said.
The official said should the weather conditions improve, traffic on Jammu -Srinagar National Highway will ply both ways with the following restrictions:
From Jammu (Nagrota), Srinagar bound passenger vehicles will be allowed to move only between 0300 hours to 1400 hours while heavy vehicles will be permitted only between 0330 hours to 1300 hours. However, the movement of oil tankers shall be allowed upto 1400 hours. No Srinagar bound passenger vehicle and oil tanker will be permitted to cross Udhampur (Jekhani Chowk) after 1600 hours while no heavy vehicle will be permitted after 1500 hours.
From Qazigund light motor vehicles shall be permitted to move towards Jammu only between 0800 hours to 1500 hours while heavy vehicles shall be permitted only between 0830 hours to 1400 hours. However, the movement of fruit laden heavy vehicles only shall be allowed upto 1500 hours.
Meanwhile, more rains and snow is expected in the next 24 hours, Metrological department said that with the respite from dry spell in valley weather is likely to continue till Saturday.
We are expecting more snow in higher reaches and rains in plains upto Saturday, weather official said, adding that, Respite from dry weather conditions especially in Kashmir valley is likely to continue for next 24 hours or more.
According to the official, the minimum temperature was recorded at 3 degree Celsius below the normal in Srinagar last night.
Mercury dips in Kashmir valley last night due to recent fresh snow fall in upper reaches and rains from last two days.
The 40-days long coldest period Chilla Kalan which began on 21-Dec will and remain till 31 Jan.
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