Aadil Abdullah

Bandipora, Mar 28:- The Indian army unit of Bagtore in Gurez valley of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday started snow clearance work on link roads in Bagtore closed due to heavy snowfall in the region last month.

Local residents, while hailing the efforts of the Indian army, said that the peoples have been isolated in their homes for the last two months due to heavy snowfall and closure on link roads.

“The closure of roads makes our lives tough during winters, we are thankful to the Indian army for starting snow clearing on our link roads. It will ease our lives,” locals added.

He also said that the Indian army always remains at the forefront in solving people’s problems in border villages of Gurez valley.

 Earlier Border Roads Organisation on Tuesday completed the snow clearance of Gurez Bandipora road after remaining cutoff from the rest of the world for 38 days.

An official spokesperson of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) said that “Team BRO 56 RCC / 32 BRTF / completed the snow clearance for movement of vehicles in single lane connected the Gurez valley with rest of Kashmir valley giving a big relief for the local population and Army in a record time.”

Later Deputy Commissioner Shakeel ur Rehman Rather issued advisory for one-way movement of traffic on the Gurez-Bandipora road.

“In order to ensure safe movement of vehicles on Bandipora — Gurez road and to avert any mishap, it is hereby ordered that there shall be one way traffic movement on Bandipora — Gurez road, starting from Bandipora to Gurez on 27.03.2024, till further orders, subject to fair weather conditions,“ reads the order

“The cutoff timing  for vehicles travelling from Bandipora towards Gurez have to cross Tragbal by 11:00 AM while the vehicles moving from  Gurez towards Bandipora have to cross Kanzalwan  by 11:00 AM. 

Deputy Commissioner has directed drivers to use anti-skid chains.