Massive landslide blocks Srinagar-Jammu highway

Jammu | Saturday | 21st July, 2018

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The road was made operational for one-way traffic morning and no vehicle was allowed from Jammu side towards Shopian, he added. BANIHAL/JAMMU: A massive landslide in Jammu and Kashmir 's Ramban district on Friday blocked the only all-weather road linking the Valley to rest of the country, leaving many passengers stranded, an official said.The landslide, triggered by rains, struck the Srinagar-Jammu national highway at Digdole near Ramban town around 2 pm. The agency maintaining the highway are trying to reopening the road as early as possible, the official said. Hundreds of vehicles, including a Jammu-bound convoy carrying Amarnath pilgrims, were stranded, a traffic department official said.The official said a cab was passing through the road at the time of the incident, causing some damage to the vehicle, but the passengers escaped unhurt..