Highlights 1 Highway was closed for four days2 300 stranded vehicles allowed to move towards Kashmir on the highway3 Locals in valley have been suffering from shortage of essential suppliesAfter remaining closed for four consecutive days due to snowfall the strategic Srinagar-Jammu highway opened for one-way traffic. An official said light-motor vehicles were allowed to move towards Kashmir after clearance of landslides at Panthal. "Over 300 light motor vehicles stranded at Ramban were allowed to move towards Kashmir on priority basis," said the official. He said no traffic would be allowed to move towards Jammu. The closure of the highway, which is the lifeline of essential supplies to the landlocked Kashmir Valley, has caused shortage of vegetables, mutton, etc.

Source: India Today January 29, 2017 07:06 UTC