Jammu-Srinagar highway closed due to landslides


Jammu, Aug 25 (IANS): The strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway was closed for traffic on Saturday due to landslides, police said.

The landslides hit the highway in Ramsu area of Ramban district.

"Clearing operations have begun. Scores of vehicles are currently stranded," officials said.

The highway is the lifeline of supplies for the landlocked Kashmir Valley.

This is also the route taken by the Amarnath pilgrims. The Yatris were not allowed to move towards the Valley on Saturday due to the highway's closure.

  

Top Stories


Leave a Comment

Title: Jammu-Srinagar highway closed due to landslides



You have 2000 characters left.

Disclaimer:

Please write your correct name and email address. Kindly do not post any personal, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments. Daijiworld.com will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article.

Please note that sending false messages to insult, defame, intimidate, mislead or deceive people or to intentionally cause public disorder is punishable under law. It is obligatory on Daijiworld to provide the IP address and other details of senders of such comments, to the authority concerned upon request.

Hence, sending offensive comments using daijiworld will be purely at your own risk, and in no way will Daijiworld.com be held responsible.