Srinagar: After heavy snowfall, the Mughal road remained closed for vehicular movement for the eighth consecutive day today, while one-way traffic was plying smoothly on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, traffic police department officials said.
The Mughal road connects the twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri of Jammu region with south Kashmir’s Shopian district.
It was closed for vehicular traffic on December 10 evening as a precautionary measure owing to prediction of heavy snowfall. “The road clearance operation was not started so far and a team of officials are visiting various areas along the road tomorrow to take stock of the situation,” a police official said.
A decision to reopen the road for vehicular traffic after clearance operation would depend on the emerging weather conditions, he said. About four-feet of snow had accumulated on the ground at Peer Ki Gali along the road during the inclement weather between Dec 11 and 14, hampering restoration of the road link.
The road usually remains closed for vehicular traffic during winter months owing to heavy snowfall in Peer Ki Gali area.
