Srinagar, Aug. 29 -- For the third consecutive day, the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained shut on Thursday due to incessant rains and flash floods, which has left hundreds stranded while vital supplies to the Kashmir Valley are suspended. This disruption has once again brought into focus the vulnerability of surface connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir. Given the economic and humanitarian implications of such frequent blockades, the Union government must no longer treat the construction of the Pir Ki Gali tunnel on Mughal Road and the Anantnag-Kishtwar tunnels as regional infrastructure projects, but as urgent national imperatives. The Jammu-Srinagar highway is not just a road; it is the lifeline of the Valley. But year after year, la...