Srinagar, Jan 30 : Srinagar-Jammu National Highway will remain closed on every Thursday for the month of February for the maintenance and repairs, officials said Saturday.
As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), in a fresh order, R&B Department under order No PW(R&B)/Plan/NH-44/67/2020 dated 29-01-2021, reads, “That every Thursday falling on every 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th of February 2021 would be traffic dry day on NH-44 for undertaking major repairs and maintenance works on NH-44.”
Pertinent to mention, in an earlier order Government of Jammu and Kashmir had decided to suspend the Traffic movement on Srinagar-Jammu national highway on every Friday—(KNO)
The situation of Srinagar-Jammu highway, the only road connecting Kashmir with rest of the States, witness frequent closure especially in the winter season, thus leaving the people of Kashmir to face hardships. However, during the closure of the road, the air ticket rates go up unprecedently while the prices of essentials in the markets too […]