Traffic on Jammu-Srinagar national highway resumes after landslide clearance
India Today
The vehicular movement on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway resumed after remaining suspended due to a landslide in Ramban. The stranded vehicles were allowed to move towards Jammu today after the debris was removed.
The traffic movement on the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway resumed on Monday after remaining suspended for over 15 hours due to a landslide in Ramban district, PTI reported. The highway was blocked on late Sunday afternoon after a landslide occurred at Mehbar near Ramban. The officials told PTI that the clearance operation was hampered by frequent falling of boulders from a hillock overlooking the road.
A tweet from Jammu and Kashmir traffic police read, "Jammu-Srinagar NHW through for vehicular movement." Earlier, the police had said, "Jammu-Srinagar NHW still blocked due to shooting stones at Mehad Ramban." (sic)
Jammu-Srinagar NHW through for vehicular movement @JmuKmrPolice
The Jammu-Srinagar national highway is the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country.
As per the PTI report, the officials said that most trucks were left stranded due to the closure of the road. The stuck vehicles were allowed to move towards Jammu around 8 am on Monday after road clearance agencies removed debris, they added.
