Srinagar, April 22 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the government will try its best to open theSrinagar-Jammu National Highwaywithin 24 hours.
Speaking to reporters, Omar said the government's top priority was to protect the innocent lives stuck in the landslides, who were evacuated swiftly.
"Now our priority is to reconnect the national highway because until we reconnect and reconstruct the road, it is not possible for us to send the material to Ramban," he said.
Omar said officials have assured him that they will restore single traffic towards the highway. "For three consecutive days, the administration visited the Ramban. On the first day, the Deputy Chief Minister and the concerned MLA visited Ramban on the spot on th...