Udhampur, Sept. 4 -- Following the heavy rainfall, the 270-kilometre-long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) remain closed due to landslides at Udhampur on Thursday.

Due to the incessant rainfall, a series of landslides occurred near the Thard area in Udhampur; as a result, the highway got blocked, thus severing the critical land link to the Kashmir Valley.

However, the operation to clear the debris has been initiated. Currently, the efforts to reopen the route are underway.

Meanwhile, responding to the ongoing flood-like situation, Srinagar Police, in close coordination with SDRF, had initiated an evacuation and relocation plan, which aims to safeguard the lives and well-being of affected citizens.

According to an official relea...