Landslides lead to closure of Jammu-Srinagar NH

Press Trust of India  |  Jammu 

Traffic on the Jammu-National Highway was suspended for the second consecutive day today due to landslides triggered by heavy rains in district.

However, the Mughal road is opened for two-way traffic.

The nearly 270-km Jammu-National Highway, the only all-weather road linking with the rest of the country, was blocked by fresh landslides at Digdol in district, they said.

They said no damage or casualty was reported in the landslides and it caused a massive traffic jam on the road leaving hundreds of passengers stranded.

Over 400 vehicles are stranded at various places en route, they said.

The men and machines of BRO are working to clear the highway of landslides and make it trafficable, they said, adding two major landslides at Seri in and Kheri in Udhampur were cleared by the BRO and the highway made motorable for a brief time but fresh landslides blocked it.

Traffic personnel said the Mughal Road, connecting the twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri in region with south Kashmir's district, was opened for two-way traffic.

The roads in Mahore in district was also closed due to multiple landsldies besides some roads in Kishtwar and Rajouri suffered some damage due to flooding.

In district, a road patch has been washed away by floods at Basholi, they said.

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First Published: Tue, August 14 2018. 13:00 IST