Over 300 Vehicles Stranded…
Jammu: On Thursday, 27 April 2023, the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed after a landslide in Ramban district, leaving over 300 vehicles stranded, officials said.
The landslide took place in the Shalgari area of the district, which is being affected by rains, they said Over 300 vehicles are stranded at different points of the 270 km highway.
The only road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, the officials said. They said work is on to reopen the highway for traffic.
"Continuous shooting stones; and slides block traffic at Shalgadi, near Banihal.
Proper arrangements are made in shelter sheds for stranded passengers," according to the official Twitter handle of the Ramban deputy commissioner.
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