Srinagar: Subject to fair weather and good condition of the road on December 15 movement of traffic on the Srinagar Jammu highway shall be allowed from Srinagar towards Jammu in a regulated manner, traffic police said on Thursday.
According to traffic police officials the weather along the road is partially cloudy whereas weather at either sides of the Jawahar Tunnel is cloudy.
“The commuters are advised to confirm status of the road from Traffic Control Units at Srinagar, Ramban and Jammu before starting jouney on the highway as chances of occuring of sudden landslides/shooting stones at vulnerable/landslide prone areas during night hours cannot be ruled out,” officials said.
Keeping in view the over all condition of the road, especially between Jawahar Tunnel and Ramban coupled with narrow width of the road at some places, only one way movement of traffic is feasible on the highway.
Under the said plan movement of down traffic shall be allowed from Levdora (Qazigund) from 7: 30 am and all these vehicles shall cross Jawahar Tunnel by 2:30pm positively. No movement of any Jammu bound vehicle shall be allowed from Pantha Chowk (Srinagar) after 12:30 pm hours to avoid congestion on the highway.
“Strict implementation of the cut off timings/traffic plan, as above, shall be ensured. Moreover, the commuters are advised to exhibit highest order of driving discipline and avoid overtaking and doubling on the road so that there is no jamming/ congestion.
“No movement of any sort of vehicle including convoys of Army, BSF, CRPF, ITBP, SSB etc. shall be allowed from Jammu towards Srinagar side on 15.12.2017 under any circumstances in order to ensure smooth flow of traffic on the road,” police said.
