Srinagar, April 27 -- In the early days of April 2025, a familiar silence in the Ramban hills was broken-this time, by the roar of sliding earth. The recent landslide on National Highway 44 in Ramban district (Jammu & Kashmir) in April 2025 once again brought attention to the fragile nature of infrastructure in the Himalayan region , a terrain defined by geological complexity and dynamic tectonic activity. This catastrophic event, triggered in April 2025 following a bout of intense rainfall and cloudbursts, not only disrupted a critical transport artery between Jammu and Srinagar but also raised serious questions about the adequacy of engineering practices in such sensitive zones.Ramban lies in one of the most geologically complex zones o...