<p>The Srinagar-Jammu national highway was on Sunday opened for one-way traffic after remaining closed for three days due to snowfall and landslides.</p>.<p>The 264-kilometre long highway, the only all-weather road link between Kashmir and rest of the country, was closed for vehicular movement on Thursday in view of landslides and snowfall.</p>.<p>A senior traffic official said all the stranded vehicles were allowed to move from Jammu to Srinagar. “One-way traffic will be allowed on the highway today from Jammu to Srinagar. No vehicle will be allowed to move in the opposite direction,” he said.</p>.<p>“Before starting a journey, travellers are advised to contact our control rooms in Jammu and Srinagar to know the latest status of the highway,” he added.</p>.<p>Due to the blockade of the national highway for three consecutive days, the Valley is facing the shortage of eatables including mutton and poultry products, reports said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the minimum temperature rose above the freezing point in Srinagar on Sunday after nearly two months. A MeT department official said the minimum temperature in Srinagar was 1.2 degrees Celsius as it rose above the freezing point after nearly two months.</p>.<p>Pahalgam hill resort in south Kashmir — which serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath Yatra — registered a minimum of minus 9.1 degrees Celsius and was the coldest recorded place in Kashmir, he said. Ski-resort Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded a low of 7.0 degrees Celsius.</p>.<p>The mercury in Leh town of cold desert Ladakh region settled at a low of minus 12.0 degrees Celsius while nearby Kargil town recorded a low of minus 16.4 degrees Celsius.</p>.<p>“Chilai-Kalan”, the 40-days of harshest period of winter in Kashmir, when chances of snowfall are the most, ended on January 30.</p>
<p>The Srinagar-Jammu national highway was on Sunday opened for one-way traffic after remaining closed for three days due to snowfall and landslides.</p>.<p>The 264-kilometre long highway, the only all-weather road link between Kashmir and rest of the country, was closed for vehicular movement on Thursday in view of landslides and snowfall.</p>.<p>A senior traffic official said all the stranded vehicles were allowed to move from Jammu to Srinagar. “One-way traffic will be allowed on the highway today from Jammu to Srinagar. No vehicle will be allowed to move in the opposite direction,” he said.</p>.<p>“Before starting a journey, travellers are advised to contact our control rooms in Jammu and Srinagar to know the latest status of the highway,” he added.</p>.<p>Due to the blockade of the national highway for three consecutive days, the Valley is facing the shortage of eatables including mutton and poultry products, reports said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the minimum temperature rose above the freezing point in Srinagar on Sunday after nearly two months. A MeT department official said the minimum temperature in Srinagar was 1.2 degrees Celsius as it rose above the freezing point after nearly two months.</p>.<p>Pahalgam hill resort in south Kashmir — which serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath Yatra — registered a minimum of minus 9.1 degrees Celsius and was the coldest recorded place in Kashmir, he said. Ski-resort Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded a low of 7.0 degrees Celsius.</p>.<p>The mercury in Leh town of cold desert Ladakh region settled at a low of minus 12.0 degrees Celsius while nearby Kargil town recorded a low of minus 16.4 degrees Celsius.</p>.<p>“Chilai-Kalan”, the 40-days of harshest period of winter in Kashmir, when chances of snowfall are the most, ended on January 30.</p>
