Accordingly to IGP Traffic, in view of closing of Darbar Move offices at Srinagar on 30th and 31st October 2015, it has been decided to permit only down convoys from Srinagar to Jammu for two days viz October 31st and November 1st 2015 on NHW-IA. No up convoy from Jammu to Srinagar shall be permitted on the said dates under any circumstances. Army and para-military force convoys shall also not be allowed to ply from Jammu to Srinagar on the said dates.
Similarly, it has been decided to permit down convoys from Srinagar to Jammu on 7th and 8thNovember 2015 on NHW-IA to facilitate smooth movement of vehicles carrying Darbar move employees from Srinagar to Jammu as the offices are opening at Jammu on November 9, 2015. No up traffic from Jammu to Srinagar including the convoys of Army and para-military forces shall be permitted to ply on the said dates, under any circumstances.
Traffic police has made elaborate arrangements for smooth movement of convoys consisting of Darbar move vehicles.
As per the communication from the office of Inspector General of Police J&K, Srinagar, movement of all types of vehicles on Sonamarg – Drass road shall be allowed between 7 am and 9 pm only on daily basis.
Between 9 pm and 7 am, the Sonamarg – Drass road shall be kept dry to enable the BEACON authorities, to carry out the necessary repairs and proper maintenance.
The communication also lays special emphasis on the need to properly coordinate the traffic movement with Army, BEACON and other concerned agencies and directs SSP Traffic Rural, Kashmir to ensure such coordination for hassle free movement of traffic on the Sonamarg – Drass road and to avoid any confusion.
