Traffic resumes on Jammu-Srinagar road as highways reopens after 15 hours
India | December 06, 2019 14:51 ISTThe highway has been reopened for vehicular traffic on Friday after remaining closed for 15 hours in Ramban district Jammu & Kashmir.
The highway has been reopened for vehicular traffic on Friday after remaining closed for 15 hours in Ramban district Jammu & Kashmir.
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The 270-km-long highway, which is the only all-weather road link between Kashmir and the rest of the country, was blocked by the landslide at the Digdol area in the district on Thursday night, they said.
The highway has mostly remained blocked since last Thursday, when massive snowfall swept Jammu and Kashmir.
Mughal road is closed for the third consecutive Friday due to heavy snowfall at Pir Ki Gali and Shopian areas, the officials said.
The drive was carried out at Bagla and Pekhari villages adjoining the highway near Thandi Khui under the supervision of Samba Deputy Commissioner Rohit Khajuria and Senior Superintendent of Police Shakti Pathak on Friday, they said
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Travelling on the 270-km highway, the only all weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, had turned into a nightmare for the commuters in view of the frequent occurrence of landslides between Ramban and Banihal stretch.
The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir to the rest of the country, was blocked by a landslide at Digdol area. As a result, over 1,500 heavy motor vehicles (HMVs) and 200 light motor vehicles (LMVs) are stranded at different points, the officials said.
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