The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to issue special stickers to apple trucks for unhindered access on the National Highway. Chief Secretary Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta held detailed deliberations with all the stakeholders - including the Highway authorities - for finding ways and means to further reduce the travel time on Sgr-Jmu National Highway for the Heavy Motor Vehicles (HMVs) ahead of the fruit season this year.
During the meeting, the traffic authorities presented empirical data regarding the actual movement of LMVs and HMVs on the highway and their driving patterns on this road. To understand the traffic between the 70 km stretch of Navyug and Chenani-Nashri Tunnels for 15 days was considered.
Regarding the movement of fruit trucks from the valley the Chief Secretary stressed taking onboard the Fruit Associations while devising the traffic plan. He asked for marking the fruit-laden trucks with specially designed stickers for their identification and giving unhindered access to reach the Mandis outside. He directed the Deputy Commissioners of Valley to establish District Control Rooms in their offices to give real-time updates to the fruit growers about the road and other issues.
Source: thekashmirmonitor.net
