SRINAGAR : 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, news agency reported.
The highway was blocked on late Sunday afternoon after a landslide occurred at Mehbar near Ramban. The officials told 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)
The Jammu-Srinagar national highway is the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country.
As per the 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.
The officials said, “Light motor vehicles were allowed from both Jammu and Srinagar, and traffic was moving smoothly when the last reports were received.”
Rain lashed the plains while light snowfall occurred in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Saturday.
