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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (4992)	7/8/1999 8:21:00 AM
From: Mohan Marette	Respond to of 12475

Kashmir highway open to civilian traffic By the BBC's Altaf Hussein in Srinagar A bus service has started operating along the road connecting Srinagar to Leh, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, for the first time since fighting erupted in the region seven weeks ago. The first bus made the journey, even though fierce fighting is continuing in the mountain ranges alongside the route. The 434 km highway connecting Srinagar to Leh is of immense strategic importance: it is the only land route that connects the city to the town. On Wednesday, a passenger bus from the government owned State Road Transport Co-operation (STRC) left Srinagar for Leh. Most of the passengers were residents of Leh who have been stranded in Srinagar since the conflict began. An STRC spokesman told the BBC that, from now on, buses would transport civilians along the highway once a week. Attack fears A senior government official, Ashok Jaitley, has appealed to civil servants - who were transferred to Leh because of the fighting - to use the service immediately so that they can resume work. However, not many bureaucrats are expected to follow his advice, because fierce fighting is still raging in some mountains near the road. Over the past four days, two vehicles of the Indian army have been hit by artillery shells fired from the Pakistani side of the Line of Control. Despite these dangers, the army has been using the road to carry supplies to military personnel and civilians in Ladakh. The army wants to transport as many supplies as possible to Leh before the winter starts. During this time, the highway is closed because of snow. news.bbc.co.uk