The curbs on civilian movement on Srinagar-Jammu Highway will now be restricted to Sundays only, the authorities said on Friday.
An order issued by the state Home Department said: “In consequence of the reviews undertaken on real time basis with regard to the regulation of civilian vehicular movement, it is hereby ordered that henceforth the restriction on civilian traffic between Srinagar and Udhampur on national highway-44 would be for only one day in a week — Sunday.”
Political parties, traders, professionals and civil society members had vehemently opposed the imposition of restrictions on the highway as they said it adversely impacted business and professional activities in the Kashmir Valley.
The restrictions were imposed after more than 40 CRPF personnel were killed in a suicide attack in Feburary this year. In order to facilitate ‘safe’ passage of convoys on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway restrictions were imposed on two days a week- Sundays and Wednesdays.
Recently, after reviewing the order, the government had lifted the curbs from Srinagar to Baramulla on Wednesday. After further review, the restrictions were completed lifted from the highway on Wednesdays.
