Rajouri: After four-month long closure, a hue and cry by locals in last one week who were demanding opening of road after completion of snow clearance operation, the Mughal Road connecting Poonch district with Shopian has finally been opened for movement of vehicles as the administration made an announcement in this regard.
This vital road which connects Surankote sub division of Poonch district with Hirpora area of Shopian passes through Pir Ki Gali mountain range and got closed in second last week of December last year due to snowfall and was lying close since then.
The mechanical engineering department of Jammu and Kashmir government started snow clearance operation on this road in second week of March that continued for several weeks and got completed in second week of April.
