Kashmir Weather: Snowfall-Hit Jammu-Srinagar Highway Traffic Strands Vehicles, Upsets Tourists

Srinagar | Sunday | 8th January, 2017

Summary:

"We have no option but to make distress sales, we had sent the consignment of sheep to Kashmir, but are stuck on road. Most truck drivers are camping on the road, desperately waiting for the highway to reopen.Ghulam Rasool, who was to deliver a consignment of a sheep, is getting impatient. However, as and when the situation gets better, clearing the major traffic mess would top the list of priorities in order to bring the state back to normal. The Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been shut due to heavy snowfall and landslides for the last two days with 1,000 vehicles, including 800 trucks and 200 passenger vehicles, being stuck due to heavy traffic.The trucks carrying essential goods to Kashmir valley haven't moved an inch in the last two days. He's started making distress sales..