Landslides shut Jammu-Srinagar highway

IANS  |  Jammu 

Landslides on the Jammu-highway on Tuesday has shut the strategic road link to the landlocked Valley, police said.

The landslides occurred on the highway's Ramsoo sector.

"A clearance operation has started and the highway is expected to be restored later Tuesday," the police said.

The nearly 300-km-long highway is the only major road link between the Valley and the rest of the country.

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First Published: Tue, September 19 2017. 10:42 IST