Landslides disrupt traffic on Srinagar-Jammu highway

Landslides disrupt traffic on Srinagar-Jammu highway

The 270 kilometer Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was disrupted Monday due to landslides and shooting stones leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded for the whole day. The stranded vehicles included buses ferrying hundreds of passengers to the Valley after completion of their 14-day quarantine period at Lakhanpur, officials said. The vehicles carrying travellers from outside states by the authorities were also stranded on the highway, officials said.

Senior Traffic police officials said more than 700 trucks carrying essential commodities to the Valley remained stranded till late evening as the shooting stones at Cafeteria Morh were causing difficulties in smooth movement of traffic.

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