Monday, April 4 2005 12:06 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Srinagar: A dry run of Srinagar-Muzaffarabad buses was today (Apr 4, 2005) conducted under tight security between Baramulla and Kaman Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir.

Ahead of historic journey on Srinagar-Uri-Muzaffarabad road on April 7, dry run of two buses was carried out from Baramulla to Kaman and the vehicles were scheduled to reach Srinagar from Kaman later in the day, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Baramulla, Raja Aijaz Ali, told said.

Ali said that the dry run was scheduled from Srinagar to Kaman Bridge - the last Indian border post in Uri sector - but was shortened, as security checks at some points could not be completed.

Another dry run would be carried out tomorrow (Apr 5, 2005), he said.

The first dry run was conducted on March 18.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would flag off the inaugural Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus from Sher-e-Kashmir stadium in Srinagar to Kaman Bridge on April 7. Twenty-nine people would travel in two 19-seater buses of the Srinagar Road Transport Corporation on the first day.