Jammu-Srinagar highway closed due to landslide; intense cold in parts of Kashmir

NEW DELHI: JAN. 27 – The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for vehicular traffic due to a landslide in the Ramban district on Wednesday, news agency PTI reported. The 270-kilometre stretch is the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country.

The landslide took place at Duggi Pulli near Chanderkote, the PTI report said. Many heavy motor vehicles (HMVs) and light motor vehicles (LMVs) are stranded at different points on the highway, it added.