Trucks carrying fuel, LPG asked to move towards Kashmir
Srinagar: After a crisis like situation has emerged in Kashmir valley due to the shortage of fuel and LPG, truckers carrying fuel and LPG who have been stuck on the Jammu-Srinagar Highway for days have been asked to move towards Kashmir valley.
Officials said that one-way traffic will be allowed on Jammu-Srinagar highway today as weather has also shown some improvement.
Around 300 oil tankers stranded in the Patnitop sector have been allowed to move from Jammu to Srinagar, said the traffic department official.
“Once the oil tankers cross the Jawahar Tunnel, heavy vehicular traffic will be allowed from Srinagar to Jammu”, the official said.
Trucks and tankers carrying petroleum products have to take the Kud-Patnitop-Batote stretch of the highway as no vehicle carrying inflammatory material is allowed to pass through the Chenani-Nashri tunnel that by-passes the old Kud-Patnitop-Batote stretch of the highway.
The closure of the highway for past many weeks now has created a deficiency of fuel products in the valley.
KV Network
