JAMMU, Sept. 5 -- The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for vehicular traffic for the fourth consecutive day on Friday due to multiple landslides and washing away of road patches. However, the inter-regional Mughal Road, connecting Jammu region's Poonch district with Kashmir's Shopian district, was reopened for vehicular traffic after three days of closure.
"The Jammu-Srinagar highway and Sinthan Road are closed for vehicular movement due to landslides, mudslides, and shooting stones at several places," a traffic police officer said.
The highway had remained closed due to multiple blockades since August 26 following torrential rains, flash floods, and landslides, but was reopened for traffic for a few hours on August 30. In ...