Srinagar, Jan 5 : Traffic was resumed on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway after remaining suspended since last evening due to slippery road conditions following snow and rain at several places.
However, dozens of roads, connecting far-flung and remote areas with their respective district and tehsil headquarters, have been closed in the Kashmir Valley, due to heavy to very heavy snowfall during the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the national highway, linking the Ladakh region with Kashmir and historic Mughal road, connecting Shopian in south Kashmir and Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region, have been closed for six winter months following heavy snowfall.
Traffic on the national highway, the only road linking the Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, was suspended last evening following slippery road condition at Qazigund and Jawahar tunnel after the mercury was below freezing point due to moderate and heavy snowfall on upper heights.
Vehicles were stopped as a precautionary measure to avoid any accident, official sources told News agency.
