Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 25 (ANI): Restoration work is underway on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway and different key roads, which remained closed for the third consecutive day on Sunday following snowfall, officers mentioned.
Hundreds of automobiles had been stranded at Jakhani in Udhampur on Saturday, an official mentioned.
District Traffic Inspector (DTI) Udhampur, Vinay Gupta, instructed ANI a day earlier, ‘The National Highway has been closed since final night time as a result of snowfall. The street has been briefly opened for vacationers heading to Patnitop. We are checking their resort bookings and IDs earlier than permitting them to proceed to Patnitop’.
‘The street to Srinagar remains to be closed. The Doda-Kishtwar street can be closed; restoration work is underway there,’ he added.
Engineering Officer on the PWD Mechanical Wing, Hidayatullah Zargar, mentioned that huge road-clearing operations are underway
‘Machinery is deployed all over the place in Doda…In Bhadra, we’ve got created a brief street for the ambulance whereas we clear the opposite roads… We face essentially the most issue in Bhadra, particularly within the congested areas. In Bhadra, we’ve got created a single lane for now,’ he mentioned.
The incessant snowfall for the second consecutive night time within the well-known hill resorts of Jammu province – Patnitop, Nathatop, Sanasar & Batote, moreover Banihal, Gool and different reaches – has paralysed life in these areas.
Because of the blockage of all paths, NH44 and NH244, and the abandoned markets, elusive clients compelled some shopkeepers to maintain their outlets closed for the second consecutive day in Batote market of Ramban district.
The vacationers, particularly the snow buffs who could not attain Patnitop as a result of street blockages, had been seen having fun with the snow, and their kids had been taking part in snow video games.
The delight of long-awaited snowfall has additionally introduced disruption to energy and water provides, in addition to floor (visitors) and telecommunications.
The Ramban district administration was caught unprepared to face this surprising heavy snowfall, because the road-clearing machines and the workers of Jammu Power Development Corporation Ltd (JPDCL) and Jal Shakti Vibhag had been discovered to be inadequate. (ANI)