Udhampur, Sept. 15 -- Long traffic jams were witnessed on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) at Thard in Jammu and Kashmir's (J-K) Udhampur district on Sunday, as single-lane movement left thousands of vehicles stranded.

Officials said the highway has not been fully restored at Thard, where landslides had blocked the road. With only one lane open, traffic moved slowly, causing massive congestion and delays for trucks and light motor vehicles.

Udhampur Deputy SP Traffic, Jatinder Singh, told ANI that a landslide spanning nearly 300 metres had forced the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to cut through the mountain and create a temporary road.

"This temporary road is not suitable for heavy traffic, leading to frequent ...