Srinagar-Leh highway reopens for traffic after two months
India | February 28, 2021 19:32 ISTThe highway was thrown open for traffic after remaining closed for 58 days due to snowfall, a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) spokesman said.
The highway was thrown open for traffic after remaining closed for 58 days due to snowfall, a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) spokesman said.
Strategic Srinagar-Leh highway opened by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) after over 58 days. The highway was closed due to the thick layer of snow. Snow clearance of Zojila Pass was a big challenge owing to snow accumulation of 30-40 feet, threats of avalanches and inclement weather conditions.
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday announced that the Srinagar-Leh national highway will be reopened for vehicular traffic on February 28, officials said.
Shahjahanpur Superintendent of Police, S.Anand, said that the woman has been admitted to a medical facility and is being referred to Lucknow for advanced treatment.
Heavy rain triggered landslide and uprooting of trees on the Coonoor-Ooty road paralysing vehicular traffic since early Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir: A suspicious object found at the highway in Manjakote near Rajouri. Bomb Disposal Squad present at the spot
Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has said the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will ease the current load of heavy traffic on Pune-Mumbai Expressway, once the under-construction greenfield expressway is operational.
Huge gathering was seen at Ludhiana-Ferozepur Highway following the 'chakka jam' called by farmers on February 06. The gathering was seen having Langar at the site. However, the COVID-19 norms went for a toss during Langar. The 'chakka jam' was held from 12 to 3 pm today blocking the national and state highways across the country.
The police have stepped up security and made all arrangements for traffic diversion, said officials, adding adequate police personnel were deployed in Punjab and Haryana.
Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2021-22 on Monday, which was approved by the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier today.
Sitharaman announces Rs 1.18 Lakh crore for Road Transport Ministry. She also announced new economic corridors planned to boost road infra. Highway infra work proposed include building 8,500-km of highways by March 2022.
In her Union Budget 2021-22 speech on Monday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that Rs 8,500 crore will be awarded by March 2022, for the completion of an additional 11,000 kms of National Highway Corridor.
After the violence during the tractor rally by farmers in Delhi on January 26, locals in Shahjahanpur on the Rajasthan-Haryana border have asked protesting farmers to vacate the Jaipur-Delhi national highway which they blocked for more than past 50 days.
Most of the farmers protesting at Singhu border were part of the tractor rally on Tuesday. Over 400 policemen and several farmers were injured in the violence as protesters deviated from designated route and entered inner parts of Delhi.
In the rarest of the incident, Afghanistan-Ireland 3rd ODI in Abu Dhabi was delayed due to highway closure as players couldn't reach venue on time.
A total of 13 national highways covering 847 km would be built in north Karnataka at a cost of Rs 21,000 crore, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday.
A special vehicle carrying COVID-19 vaccines got held up Wednesday in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district. It happened due to a blockade of the national highway led by minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury.
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has been closed due to a bridge on the road. No vehicular movement will be allowed on the highway from Jammu towards Srinagar and vice versa.
After remaining closed for five days, the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway was restored for traffic on Friday, but authorities said only stranded vehicles will be allowed to move.
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway will remain closed on Friday due to landslides and shooting stones triggered by snow and incessant rains, officials said on Thursday.
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