{"id":15460,"date":"2026-03-25T18:26:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=15460"},"modified":"2026-03-25T18:26:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:26:43","slug":"bro-clears-gurez-bandipora-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/bro-clears-gurez-bandipora-road\/","title":{"rendered":"BRO clears Gurez-Bandipora road"},"content":{"rendered":"

Srinagar, Mar 25:\u00a0<\/strong>After remaining closed for several days due to snow avalanches, the Gurez-Bandipora road was reopened for traffic on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

An official said the strategic route has been made safe for vehicular movement following extensive snow clearance operations.<\/p>\n

Pertinently, the 85-km road had been blocked earlier this week after two consecutive snow avalanches hit the stretch, severely disrupting connectivity to the Gurez sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne major avalanche, nearly 200 metres long and about 10 feet high, struck near KM 60, while another hit near Korkbal village, forcing a complete shutdown of the route,\u201d an official said.<\/p>\n

No casualties were reported as there was no traffic movement at the time of the incidents, they added.<\/p>\n

Following the avalanches, the Border Roads Organisation launched a large-scale operation, deploying men and machinery to clear the snow and restore the road.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Traffic Police Headquarters, J&K said that vehicular movement on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) will be allowed from both sides on March 26, subject to fair weather and improved road conditions.<\/p>\n

Security forces\u2019 convoy movement will also be permitted from both Jammu and Srinagar sides after confirmation of road status from traffic control units.<\/p>\n

An official bulletin said slow movement was recorded on the highway between Marog and Kishtwari Pather over the past 24 hours due to single-lane traffic and breakdown of three heavy motor vehicles.<\/p>\n

Passengers and light motor vehicle operators have been advised to avoid night journeys in view of possible shooting stones, landslides, and ongoing construction work between Ramban and Banihal.<\/p>\n

The advisory also urged commuters to maintain lane discipline, warning that overtaking and wrong-lane driving could lead to congestion.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Kishtwar-Sinthan-Anantnag road (NH-244) remained closed for vehicular movement as per orders issued by the district administrations.<\/p>\n

On the Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumari (SSG) road, only light motor vehicles fitted with anti-skid chains will be allowed from Kargil towards Srinagar, subject to clearance from road maintenance agencies. No movement will be allowed after 3 pm due to avalanche risks along the Zojila axis.<\/p>\n

The Mughal Road will remain open for light motor vehicles from both sides between 11 am and 3 pm, subject to weather conditions and clearance from authorities.<\/p>\n

Authorities have advised commuters to confirm road status from traffic control units before undertaking travel\u2014(KNO)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Srinagar, Mar 25:\u00a0After remaining closed for several days due to snow avalanches, the Gurez-Bandipora road was reopened for traffic on Wednesday. An official said the strategic route has been made safe for vehicular movement following extensive snow clearance operations. Pertinently, the 85-km road had been blocked earlier this week after two consecutive snow avalanches hit […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15460"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15462,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15460\/revisions\/15462"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}