Mughal Road closes after fresh snowfall
Jammu, Dec 10: The Mughal Road, connecting Jammu’s Poonch and Rajouri districts with south Kashmir’s Shopian, was closed for vehicular traffic Monday after higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall, officials said.
Higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall this morning while some areas in plains received intermittent rains, forcing the closure of several vital road-links, including the Srinagar-Leh national highway.
The Mughal Road was closed for vehicular traffic as a precautionary measure after the snowfall in Pir Ki Gali and other areas, they said.
The commuters had been directed to avoid avalanche-prone areas along the road to avoid any untoward incident, they added.
Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was smooth despite snowfall in Patnitop, Batote and Banihal since Monday morning, officials said.
Light motor vehicles are able to move from both sides on the 300-km highway slowly, they said, adding heavy vehicles have been restricted to only one-way.
