Traffic was on Wednesday resumed on the highway which connects Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh with Kashmir valley after remaining suspended for four days due to accumulation of snow and slippery road conditions. Meanwhile, the 270-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway and 86-km-long historic Mughal road, linking Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region are through for traffic on Wednesday. The traffic on 270-km-long Srinagar-Leh national highway was suspended on Saturday after snowfall at Sonamarg, Zojila pass, Meenmarg and Drass, the second coldest place in the world after Siberia. However, the road was put through upto Sonmarg on Sunday after snow was cleared by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) by putting into service sophisticated machine and men. Snow clearance operation continued despite sub zero temperature and finally road was put through after major improvement in weather, he said adding on Wednesday vehicles, including empty trucks and oil tankers, which were stopped due to snowfall, were allowed to leave for Kashmir from Meenamarg, Drass and Kargil in Ladakh region today. No vehicle will be allowed from this side of the Zojila pass. The authorities have decided to keep the road open till December end to allow storage of essentials in different parts of Ladakh region, which remained closed during winter due to heavy snowfall.
