Srinagar: Authorities on Saturday issued advisories for the safety of motorists traveling along hilly roads of rural Kashmir.
“No vehicular traffic shall be allowed to ply along hilly link roads till snow from such roads is cleared by concerned government agencies,” reads a traffic advisory issued by Traffic Police Officer, Rural Kashmir, news agency Kashmir Scroll reported.
“Only 4×4 vehicles or vehicles with anti-skid chains, having seating capacity not more than 10, shall be allowed along major hillý roads,” it reads.
“Heavy goods/passenger vehicles shall not be allowed to ply along hilly roads till clearance of snow and frost from such roads,” the advisory reads.
It states that there shall be zero tolerance for overloading across jurisdiction of Traffic Rural Kashmir, and strict action will be taken against motorists plying their vehicles with invalid documents or without documents.
