The Mughal road, an alternative highway between Kashmir and Jammu regions, was made fully operational from vehicular traffic from today.
"The Mughal Road has been made fully operational from vehicular traffic from today after remaining closed for a couple of days due to heavy snowfall in the area", Minster for R&B Department, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari said.
Bukhari, who was personally monitoring the road clearance operation, said efforts would be made to keep this road open for extended period subject to favourable weather conditions.
This important and historic road link has become alternative to Srinagar-Jammu national highway and plays important role in keeping Kashmir valley connected with the rest of the country during closure of the national highway, he said.
The Minister appealed people and drivers to follow instructions of traffic department regarding the movement on the road.
He asked the authorities of Mughal road, traffic and district administrations of Shopian and Poonch districts for providing safe passage to people using this road link.
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Meanwhile, Inspector General (IG) of Traffic Jagjit Kumar took stock of the highway's condition and asked the maintenance agencies to take extra efforts to make the road two-way traffic worthy.
This highway is of great importance, as it is a vital road link between the two regions of the state, he said.
"It should be ensured that the road is cleared in shortest possible time in the event of landslides and shooting stones, so that no inconvenience is caused to commuters and transportation of supplies to the Valley does not get affected," the IG told the agencies.
He directed them to initiate all possible steps to make the road two-way traffic worthy keeping in view the forthcoming tourist season.
The officers concerned assured that all the resources, at their disposal, shall be mobilised and requisite works will be completed in a time-bound manner to ensure smooth flow of traffic on the highway.
