National Highway re-opens partially after 7 days, but woes remained

Continuous blockade of road causes shortage of essentials, vegetables in Valley Hundreds of oil tankers, trucks stranded on highway Stranded LMVs cleared; Officials say no fresh traffic today After remaining closed for a week, Srinagar-Jammu highway, the only road link connecting Valley with rest of the world, was partially opened for Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) on Tuesday and authorities allowed Srinagar-bound traffic. SSP Traffic (Rural), Aijaz Ahmad Bhat told Kashmir Post that a portion of the road was cleared for traffic. “The light Motor vehicles were allowed to move towards…

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