Jammu: Kashmir-bound passengers stranded in Jammu
held demonstrations demanding reopening of Jammu-Srinagar
highway which remained closed for third consecutive day on Sunday
due to heavy snowfall.
Over 1,700 Kashmir-bound passengers, who are stranded at
Jammu bus stand, held protest demonstrations and demanded
immediate reopening of the highway.
On the instructions of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, his
political adviser Devinder Singh Rana met the passengers and
directed the officials to provide lodging, food and health
care facilities to them.
He assured them that all efforts were being made to
re-open the national highway at the earliest.
PTI
First Published: Monday, January 09, 2012, 08:37