Rajouri/jammu: As the landslide-Hit Jammu-Srinagar National Highway Remained Shut for a Second Consecurable Day on Monday, The Reopening of the Mughal Road Connecting the Twin Border Distress of Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu to South Kashmir’s Shopian District Brought Huge Relief to the Stranded People.
The authorities had initially decided to restrint traffic on the recent open open mughal road to one way – kashmir to Jammu. However, the all-vegetarian national highway’s closure prompted the diversion of traffic and the deployment of additional police personnel to enSure smooth movements on bot sides, officials said.
Hundreds of Vehicles were left stranded on the strategic 250-kilometre jammu-srinagar national highway-the only all-weather road Linking kashmir with the restry Rainfall and cloudbursts triggered flash floods, landslides and mudslides in Ramban District.
The Historic Mughal Road, which usually remains closed during the winters due to heavy snowfall, especially in peer ki gali, was reophed after three months for one-wait.
However, Including Weather, Including Fresh Snowfall, Forced Its Closure on April 18. The border roads organization (bro) Mobilized its men and Machinery and Mainaged to make It Traffick-Worthy Again.
The centers have alredy announced a tunnel on the road to ensure Year-Re’s Connectivity Between the two regions on either side of the pir panjal that forms part of the forms part of the anantnag-rajouri Lok Sabha Sabha Saiat Folloing a 20222222222222222222 Delimitation exercise.
The officials said Massive Traffic Congestion was witnessed in the twin districts of Rajouri and poon Due to a Sudden Increase in the Number of Vehicles Moving to and from the Kashmir Valley.
Almost all the roads of Rajouri and poonch linked to the mughal road are hevily choked, with law enforcement agencies facing a tough time regulating traffic, especially in thanamandi, surnamandi and chatta pan to peer ki gali, they said.
The road is single-way at a less locations between chatta pandi and peer ki gali, causing traffic movement to be slow, they added. “We are planning to undertake a clearance operation tonight to widen the road, which is snow-bound at Various Locations,” A Bro Official Said.
Despite the center making an announsement to upgrade and construct a tunnel in 2023, political parties have been demanding a timeline for completetion of the project on a war footing to proovide an allernative Road to the Valley.
“We have time and against requested the government to construct a tunnel on the mughal road and set up all kinds of amenities for travellers,” Apni party spokesperson raqeq khan said.
Traffic has been diverted to the mughal road but the twin Districts of Rajouri and Poonch are not ready to handle such a hevy rush, he said.
There is also a Lack of Facility Such as Restaurants, Hotels and Public Toilets Along the Road, Causing Inconvenience for Commuters, He Added.