Traffic suspended on section of Jammu-Srinagar highway for aircraft trial at Bijbehara

Srinagar: Traffic has been suspended on the Wanpoh-Sangam stretch of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in view of an aircraft trial run on the emergency landing strip at Bijbehara later on Monday, officials said.

The work on the 3.5-kilometre emergency landing



strip was started in 2020 and completed late last year.

Officials said that security has been heightened along the emergency landing strip with additional personnel deployed to ensure that people do not stray close to the area.