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Day 104: Shutdown hits normal life in Kashmir

MAJID NABI. Dated: 11/17/2019 2:13:21 PM

SRINAGAR, Nov 16: Normal life continued to remain disrupted in Kashmir valley due to shutdown on 104th consecutive day today amid rainfall.
Communication system including prepaid mobile calling service, broadband and mobile internet remained suspend even as the administration restored postpaid mobile service in restive valley on October 14. Landlines were also made functional in Kashmir a month after Article 370 and 35A were repealed.
Business activities continued to remain suspended across Kashmir even as shops at few areas in Srinagar were open till 2 Pm in the afternoon. Barring partial movement of passenger vehicles on few routes, public transport was constantly off the roads; however a considerable movement of private vehicles was witnessed on roads.
Heavy traffic jams were also witnessed at Residency Road, TRC Crossing, Polo view, M.A Road, Exhibition crossing and Batamalloo as the roads and footpaths occupied by street vendors selling clothes, shoes, vegetables, fruits and other items makes it difficult for traffic to ply smoothly.
All educational institutions in Kashmir continued to be deserted in view of non-attendance of students, teachers and other staff was however present amid shutdown.
While administration claimed to have lifted restrictions everywhere barring some sensitive pockets, deployment of police and paramilitary forces is yet to be reduced on roads at several places in Srinagar and elsewhere.
It is pertinent to mention here that centre repealed provisions of Article 370 and divided Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories on August 5. Stringent restrictions were imposed in twin capitals of erstwhile state and all modes of communication suspended.
Authorities also ordered closure of all educational institutions while additional forces were called in to deal with the situation.