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 stated.
Hundreds of autos had been stranded at Jakhani in Udhampur on Saturday, an official stated.
District Traffic Inspector (DTI) Udhampur, Vinay Gupta, informed ANI a day earlier, ‘The National Highway has been closed since final night time attributable to 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 also be closed; restoration work is underway there,’ he added.
Engineering Officer on the PWD Mechanical Wing, Hidayatullah Zargar, stated that large road-clearing operations are underway
‘Machinery is deployed in every single place in Doda…In Bhadra, we’ve got created a short lived street for the ambulance whereas we clear the opposite roads… We face probably the most problem in Bhadra, particularly within the congested areas. In Bhadra, we’ve got created a single lane for now,’ he stated.
The incessant snowfall for the second consecutive night time within the well-known hill resorts of Jammu province – Patnitop, Nathatop, Sanasar & Batote, apart from 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 prospects compelled some shopkeepers to maintain their retailers closed for the second consecutive day in Batote market of Ramban district.
The vacationers, particularly the snow buffs who could not attain Patnitop attributable to street blockages, had been seen having fun with the snow, and their youngsters had been enjoying 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 employees of Jammu Power Development Corporation Ltd (JPDCL) and Jal Shakti Vibhag had been discovered to be inadequate. (ANI)