The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the second consecutive day on Wednesday due to landslides triggered by heavy rains in Ramban district, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded, officials said.
The traffic on the Mughal Road, which connects the twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu Region with south Kashmir’s Shopian district, was also suspended due to landslides, they said.
- “The Jammu-Srinagar highway is blocked due to fresh shooting stones and landslides at several places in Ramban district”, a traffic official said