The students from several educational institutions of Kishtwar Monday blocked the Batote-Doda-Kishtwar National highway (NH1B) in protest against the non-availability of transport facilities for them.
Reports said that scores of students assembled at Hasti Pulon the National highway. They raised slogans and demanded separatetransportation facilities, especially SRTC buses.
“The public transporters are not letting us board theirvehicles since the Traffic police initiated a crackdown on overloading,” theprotesting students said, adding that due to non-availability of transport,they reach school late.
Later, Tehsildar and Station House Officer, Kishtwar, metthe students and assured them that their issue will be redressed at anearliest. On this assurance, the protest was called off and traffic resumed onthe highway.