JAMMU: Kishtwar deputy commissioner Ashok Kumar Sharma on Sunday ordered that only vehicles carrying patients for medical-related emergencies would be allowed to use the Kishtwar-Sinthan road to move towards Srinagar and vice-versa.
The vehicles can use the road from 10am to 4pm only.
The Kishtwar-Sinthan road, connecting Kishtwar in Jammu region with Kashmir’s Anantnag, goes through Sinthan pass (3,800 mts above sea-level) and reduces distance for people who otherwise have to go via Jammu to reach Kashmir.
Kishtwar ADC will issue permits for travelling on the road only on the recommendation of the district CMO.
The official order read: “SSP Kishtwar shall establish proper checkpoints for inspection of the travel movement through the said route at appropriate points and SDM Chatroo to deploy a magistrate for a compulsory sampling of travelers.” The Sinthan Top and adjoining areas attract heavy snowfall during winter as a result of which the road annually remains closed for five to six months from December.
Kishtwar-Sinthan road in J&K opened for ‘medical emergencies’
