Heavy vehicle movement from Srinagar to Jammu allowed tomorrow: IG Traffic.
Amid growing public outrage in Kashmir Valley over the stranding of apple-laden trucks along the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway (NH-44), the Union Government stepped in on Monday to address the escalating crisis. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, chaired a high-level review meeting in New Delhi to assess the situation.
As per the news agency-Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the meeting was attended by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, his cabinet colleagues, senior bureaucrats from Jammu & Kashmir, and officials from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Following the meeting, Gadkari reaffirmed the government’s commitment to restoring the highway to full operational capacity at the earliest.
“We are determined to restore this vital national highway to full strength at the earliest, ensuring safety and convenience for all road users,” Gadkari stated in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
He added that NHAI teams are working tirelessly to keep the highway functional despite relentless rains and a major landslide.
