Fayaz Bukhari
SRINAGAR, Jan 11: The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway that was closed for fresh traffic last evening will be re-opened for one-way traffic from tomorrow with traffic police clearing around 1700 stranded vehicles today.
Inspector General of Police, Traffic, Muneer Ahmad Khan, told Excelsior that around 1700 stranded vehicles were cleared from the highway. He said that around 500 trucks and 80 Light Mortor Vehicles (LMV) including passenger vehicles that were stranded between Ramsu and Banihal were cleared today.
The IGP said that around 500 passenger vehicles and 600 trucks that were stranded at Qazigund and Ladura were cleared for Jammu this evening. All these vehicles crossed the Jawahar Tunnel and are on way to Jammu.
Last evening Traffic police closed the highway for any fresh traffic as large numbers of vehicles were stranded on either side of Jawahar Tunnel due to snowfall in Banihal and Patnitop areas.
In the meantime, most parts of the Kashmir valley experienced fresh snowfall last night even as minimum temperatures at many places went further down the freezing point.
A MeT Department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.3 degree Celsius compared to the previous night’s low of minus 0.7 degree Celsius while the maximum day temperature of the place settled at 6.8 degree Celsius.
The mercury in Pahalgam, South Kashmir plummeted by over 7 degrees from the previous night’s low of minus 6.8 degree Celsius to settle at a low of minus 14.3 degree Celsius while maximum day temperature of the place settled at minus 4 degree Celsius.
Gulmarg registered a low of minus 11.2 degree Celsius last night after recording a low of minus 10.8 degree Celsius the previous night.
Qazigund recorded a low of minus 3.0 degree Celsius and the maximum day temperature of the place settled at 6.7 degree Celsius.
The mercury in Kupwara in North Kashmir settled at a low of minus 4.5 degree Celsius, down by almost four degrees as compared to the previous night’s minus 0.7 degree Celsius while the maximum day temperature of the place settled at 7.7 degree Celsius.
The night temperature in South Kashmir’s Kokernag settled at a low of minus 4.0 degree Celsius, same as the previous night while maximum day temperature of the place settled at 3.4 degree Celsius.
Leh was the coldest place in the State with a low of minus 17.2 degree Celsius while maximum day temperature of the place settled at minus 2.6 degree Celsius.
Kargil, registered a minimum of minus 9.0 degree Celsius against minus 8.6 degree Celsius the previous night while the maximum day temperature of the place settled at minus 3.2 degree Celsius.
The MeT official said that weather will remain mostly dry in the State.
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