Srinagar- The Srinagar-Jammu national highway was reopened on Sunday after seven days in the wake of heavy snowfall last week
The 260 kilometre-long highway — the only all-weather road connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country — was re-opened for fresh traffic on Sunday morning, the officials said.
They, however, said only one-way traffic was allowed from Jammu towards Srinagar.
The highway was blocked on January 3 due to accumulation of snow and landslides and shooting stones in the wake of heavy snowfall.
Many vehicles were stranded on the highway which remained closed for traffic for five days.
The road was cleared on Friday, but only stranded vehicles were allowed to move that day and Saturday.
However, as the weather improved and the condition of the road was also better, fresh traffic was allowed to ply this morning, the officials said.
The Mughal Road — the alternate road-link which connects the valley to Jammu division through Shopian-Rajouri axis — was closed for traffic due to heavy snowfall in the region, the officials added.
Some parts of the valley, including Srinagar, received another spell of snowfall on Sunday, which briefly affected the flight operations at the airport here.
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