The practice of halting the civilian traffic during the Army convoy movement on the highways in the Kashmir valley is being relooked at by the J&K Police, which will put in place fresh standard operating procedures (SOPs) to end such an exercise in a phased manner.
Additional Director General of Police Vijay Kumar, who chaired a meeting of several security agencies in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday, proposed to conduct a joint survey of the convoy movement on the national highways.
“It was decided that no civil traffic will be stopped on national highways during VVIPs or senior officers’ movement as an immediate measure and also to suggest additional measures for smooth flow of civilian traffic in phased manners,” a police spokesman said.
