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Written by: Current News Service

Category: ENVIRONMENT

Published: 14 March 2020

SRINAGAR: The main road link between valley and the rest of the country, Jammu Srinagar highway remained closed for third consecutive day due to continuous landslides, over last few days.

Since many people have lost their lives over past couple of weeks and vehicles damaged, no vehicular movement was allowed on the highway keeping the safety of travelers in mind, an official said.

Traffic on highway stands suspended since Thursday, after the rain and snowfall hit the different regions, along the highway. In Ramban area several incidents of landslides and shooting stone were reported, due to the rainfall, while the either sides of the tunnel received a good amount of fresh snowfall.

An official said that efforts are on to clear the highway from the impediments and traffic will be allowed on it, only after the roads are cleared and are safe for the movement of vehicular traffic.

Hundreds of various types of vehicles are reported to be stranded on the highway, waiting for the road to be cleared and traffic allowed on it. Meanwhile Srinagar Poonch, Mughal Road an alternative to Srinagar Jammu Highway, to connect with the mainland also remained closed for traffic on Thursday, besides Srinagar Leh highway, connecting two Union Territories Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.