Anantnag: The authorities on Wednesday banned the movement of heavy motor vehicles on the three inner routes of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district; Mirbazar-Ashajipora Road, Anantnag Dooru-Verinag Road, and Dalwach-Mehmoodabad routes which are the three alternative routes to the Qazigund tunnel.
In order, district magistrate Anantnag, Basharat Qayoom said that given the apple harvest season there has been a noticeable increase in the movement of heavy goods vehicles along all routes, especially the National Highway.
"To avoid traffic jams on National Highway, the truck drivers adopt various inner routes to reach the Qazigund tunnel area, which leads to more traffic jamming due to which the general public including patients suffer badly," the order reads.
It added that in the previous year, a child lost his life, as he couldn’t get timely medical aid due to traffic Jamming on Anantnag-Dooru-Verinag (ADV road) road.
“To prevent the recurrence of the unfortunate incident referred to above, and to address the issue of frequent traffic jamming in inner routes, it has become imperative to impose a total ban on the movement of Jammu bound heavy goods vehicles on Mirbazar-Ashajipora Road, Anantnag Dooru-Verinag Road, and Dalwach-Mehmoodabad routes,” it reads.
It added that it is hereby ordered that there shall be a complete ban on the movement of Jammu-bound heavy goods vehicles on Mirbazar Ashajipora Road, Anantnag-Dooru-Verinag Road, and Dalwach Mehmoodabad Road.
“Senior Superintendents of Police, Anantnag, and Kulgam and Superintendent of Police Traffic Rural Kashmir and National Highway, shall ensure implementation of the order in letter and spirit,” it reads.
(KNO)
