Jammu, April 21 -- The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Monday said that it would take six days to restore traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway despite restoration efforts in Ramban that was hit by landslides and flashfloods after heavy rain on Sunday.

Around 300 vehicles are stranded at various places in the rain-battered district, where three people, including two minor siblings, died and 350 were shifted to safety on Sunday.

NHAI project director Purshottam Kumar Sharma said, "Going by the condition of the damaged road and volume of debris accumulated due to the landslides, it may take six days for us to make the affected stretch worthy for partial restoration of traffic."

He said the situation was challenging due to ...