Jammu- The Mughal Road connecting the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu with Shopian in south Kashmir, was thrown open for stranded traffic on Friday.
Official sources said that stranded Light Motor Vehicles are being cleared on priority.
DySP Traffic Rajouri-Poonch Range Aftab Bukhari confirmed to a local news agency GNS that the throughfare has been cleared of the snow to make it motorable.
Also, sources said that SSG road also reopened as traffic was released from Minimarg towards Srinagar.
The road was closed for a day on Tuesday as well due to snowfall and nearly 100 stranded passengers were rescued on Wednesday.
There was heavy snowfall in high altitude areas of Pir Ki Gal, Poshana and other adjoining areas on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway also faced a brief shutdown due to shooting stones in Ramban district, they said, adding that traffic on the road had been restored.
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