Ramban, Mar 24: Srinagar- Jammu National Highway remained open for two-way traffic of light-medium and heavy vehicles on Sunday.
However, traffic authorities said traffic movement remains slow due to the breakdown of six heavy vehicles and a single road, poor surface condition at Dalwass, Mehar-Cafeteria, Ramban, Panthyal Magarkote, Shalgari, Nachlana, and at other places between Nashri and Banihal on highway.
Traffic officials monitoring the regulation of traffic in Ramban said that the highway remained open and hundreds of light medium and heavy vehicles had crossed the Nashri-Banihal sector for their respective destinations without any interruption during the day.
They said heavy load carriers are heading towards Kashmir and Jammu in a regulated manner.
Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir traffic police department issued a fresh advisory for Monday stating that subject to fair weather and road clearance light medium would be allowed to ply on either side.
They said heavy vehicles would be managed after assessing the road and traffic situation in a regulated manner on the National Highway between Udhampur and Qazigund on Monday
However, they again advised passenger vehicle operators, commuters and people not to undertake journeys on National Highway -44 during night hours due to apprehensions of shooting tones between Ramban and Banihal. Prefer journey on Srinagar Jammu National Highway during the day time only, they said.