Archive · 18 Sep 2025
Highway Reopens for Heavy Traffic, Easing Apple Growers' Plight
The main highway in Kashmir that was closed due to bad weather has now reopened for trucks.
This is good news for apple farmers because thousands of their trucks filled with apples were stuck on the road.
The highway was blocked because of landslides and flooding.
The reopening means that trucks can now move their fruit to market, hopefully saving the farmers from losing money.
Some people think the government was slow to fix the road on purpose.
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway reopened for heavy vehicles on Wednesday.
The reopening allows movement of fruit-laden trucks stranded due to highway closure.
Thousands of trucks were stuck on the highway for weeks.
Fruit growers have suffered significant losses.
Authorities aim to clear stranded vehicles and fruit on priority.
- Who
- Authorities, apple growers
- What
- Reopening of highway to clear stranded trucks carrying fruit
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- Jammu-Srinagar National Highway
- Why
- To transport fruit to markets and provide relief to growers
Some Kashmiri Politicians
Central/Omar Abdullah Government
Restoration of Highway
Some Kashmiri Politicians
Central government deliberately slow in restoring the highway.
Central/Omar Abdullah Government
Highway responsibility with central government; government working on restoration.
- Event
- Reopening of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway for heavy vehicles
- Impact
- Relief for stranded apple growers
- Cause of Closure
- Landslides and flash floods
- Estimated Trucks Stranded
- 5,000 to 7,000
- Key Figure
- Ravindra Singh, SSP Traffic
Sources
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