One-way traffic from Srinagar today
Shazia Masood
SRINAGAR, Mar 06 : The Meteorological Department on Saturday said that there is possibility of heavy snow over isolated places especially in higher reaches of Kashmir region.
An official at weather department Srinagar told Kashmir Despatch over the phone that there is the possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning over plains and light to moderate snow over higher reaches during late night of 6th March and 7th March and thereafter decrease in intensity and distribution.
Pertinently, The minimum temperatures decreased in Kashmir Valley.
Meanwhile, Authorities on Saturday informed that one way traffic from Srinagar towards Jammu shall be allowed on the Jammu-Srinagar highway for Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) today subject to fair weather and better road condition.
A communiqué by the J&K Traffic Police a copy of which lies with Kashmir Despatch, asked Traffic Control Unit Srinagar to liaise with that in Ramban to release the LMVs from 0700 hours to 1100 hours from Zig Qazigund adding that no vehicles shall be allowed before or after the cut off timing.
As for the Heavy Motor Vehicles (HMVs), the Traffic Police communiqué said that only those vehicles stranded between Jawahar Tunnel and Banihal shall be allowed towards Jammu.
The Traffic Police communiqué urged the security forces not to ply on the highway against traffic advisory in view maintenance and repairing of the national highway.
