: Over 8000 vehicles stranded as NH remains blocked on Day 5 #IndiaNEWS #Todays story Srinagar Airport made operational, 6 flights cancelled at Jammu Link to Doda, Kishtwar, several other roads snapped

Over 8000 vehicles stranded as NH remains blocked on Day 5 #IndiaNEWS #Todays story
Srinagar Airport made operational, 6 flights cancelled at Jammu
Link to Doda, Kishtwar, several other roads snapped
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Jan 7: Over 8000 vehicles have been stranded as the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway continued to be blocked for fifth consecutive day today while Srinagar Airport resumed its operation after four days.
Official sources told the Excelsior that after clearing snow from the Jawahar Tunnel axis of Pir Panchal, the one way movement of stranded tankers and goods carriers in Banihal area was allowed towards Kashmir this evening but massive landslide at Samroli in Chenani of Udhampur could not be cleared till late this evening. With this, the link to Doda, Kishtwar, Bhaderwah, Kud- Patnitop, Chenani, Latti and Dudu Sub Division has also been snapped.
With improvement in weather conditions, flight operations resumed at Srinagar airport today after four days of air traffic suspension but there was confusion at and on the way to the airport.
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The flight operation at Srinagar Airport resumed today a day after the Border Roads Organization cleared the runway.
We are happy to have restored and resumed flight operation just after heavy snowfall and bad weather condition without leaving any stone related to safety parameters for aircraft operation. We welcome our esteemed passengers again, Srinagar Airport tweeted.
And there was chaos at Srinagar airport as the road to airport was not cleared properly nor were the areas around ticketing counters of various airlines. Scores of people, mostly elderly, slipped near these counters. The parking of the airport was also not cleared leading to traffic jam from Peer Bagh to Airport.
Tourists had to walk several kilometers along with their luggage and children to airport. Bilal Ahmad, a travel agent told Excelsior that it took him 2 hours from Hyderpora to reach airport. Finally I along with tourists had to walk to airport from Peer Bagh Bridge.
Official sources said that more than 8000 vehicles including most of them load carriers and Tankers are stranded all along the National Highway, including Jammu- Nagrota Bypass, Dhar Road Udhampur, Jakhani, Manwal, Battal, Samba-Mansar, Dayala Chak -Chhallan Road besides Chenani-Nashri, Kud, Batote, North side of Jawahar Tunnel and Batote-Doda-Kishtwar Road.
IG Traffic, J&K, T Namgyal told the Excelsior that there was heavy snow, right from Nowgam in Banihal area to Lower Munda. After tough work of two and half days, the BRO managed to remove snow and make one way passage in the Jawahar Tunnel Axis by this afternoon. He disclosed that after 4 pm, the movement of loaded trucks and tankers in Banihal and parts of Ramban area was allowed towards Kashmir.

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