Jammu, Sept. 17 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday inspected the ongoing road restoration works at the severely damaged Tharad area along the vital Jammu-Srinagar national highway.
This is his second visit to the area amid mounting concerns over hundreds of trucks - including those carrying Kashmiri apples to outside markets and essential supplies like fuel to the Valley - being stranded there.
On Tuesday, Abdullah participated in a high-level virtual meeting chaired by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari to review the status of restoration of the highway, which suffered heavy damages during record rainfall on August 26 and 27.
"During his on-spot assessment of the NH-44 restoration wo...