Srinagar-Leh National Highway reopens for traffic on Monday

Srinagar April 26 (PTK) The Srinagar-Leh national highway has reopened for vehicular traffic movement on Monday an official said.

An order issued in this regard reads that pursuant to the meeting held on the subject under the chairmanship of Advisor to Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor, UT of Ladakh on 17/04/2021, It is hereby notified for information of general public / stakeholders that the Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri road is hereby declared
open for one way traffic, for all types of vehicular movement w.e.f. 26/04/2021 subject to the following conditions.

The conditions as per order are the Traffic movement on 26/04/2021 on the SSG road shall be upward viz, Kashmir to Ladakh and vice versa with cut off timing (DC Ganderbal / Kargil and SSP Traffic Rural), Timing of traffic movement shall be 10:30 am (Sonamarg) & 11:00 am from Meenamarg
Kargil, Establishment of Health check up centre (DC / CMO Ganderbal), Establishment of traffic Check Post at Sonamarg (SSP Traffic Rural Kashmir), presence of Police detachments for traffic control along the route preferably at Km 100.84
(Yun), Km 104 on Upper Alignment and Km 108 (Inter State Boundary) (SSP Ganderbal), Recovery Van at Sonamarg and along the Upper Alignment of Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri
Road for removal of straded vehicles (CE MED Kmr / ARTO Ganderbal), operationalization of Weighing Bridge at Sonamarg (RTO Kmr / ARTO Ganderbal), it shall be ensured that vehicles are in good condition and loaded with sow tyre / anti skid
chains before allowing them to ply,District Superintendent of Police, Ganderbal / Kargil shall obtain road clearance certificate from Project Beacon / Vijayak on daily basis before allowing any vehicle to ply, District Authorities shall also consider weather advisory on daily basis before allowing the traffic movement (DC Ganderbal / Kargil & Director, Indian Meteorological Deptt. Srinagar), Joint Control Rooms of Traffic / Civil / Police / MED shall be established (DC Ganderbal /
Kargil) and all advisories regarding mitigation of COVID-19 shall also be adhered to in letter & spirit.

Further, it should be ensured that vehicles should b preferably 4×4 or mechanically sound and vehicles should not be overloaded and should carry load as per permissible tonnage. Also drivers driving the vehicles should be experienced and familiar with the said hilly road. The
movement of trucks should go in convoy properly escorted from head & tail end. However, timing of movement of convoy shall be decided by District administration / Traffic Police and Beacon Authorities, it further adds. (PTK)