Jammu, April 9 -- The 250-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) was partially restored on Wednesday evening after a massive landslide at Shalgadi area near Chamlawas in Banihal had blocked the only all-weather road link that connected the Valley with the rest of the country. The highway was reopened on Tuesday evening for stranded traffic, but was again shut during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday following fresh landslides in Ramban district. "Despite intermittent rainfall and adverse weather conditions, the NHAI men and machinery were pressed into service and they worked through the day to partially restore the affected stretch at Shalgadi around 6 pm," said a senior traffic police officer. "We are now allowing vehicles to pass the affected stretches and no fresh traffic is being allowed from Jammu or Srinagar," he added. With erratic weather across Jammu and Kashmir due to a Western Disturbance over northern states, the strategic highway has witnessed repeated disruptions over the past week. Meanwhile, Jammu DIG (Traffic ) Mohammad Haseeb Mughal, who visited Ramban district on Wednesday to take stock of the restoration work, advised commuters to avoid travelling on the highway till weather turned stable. "Continuous rainfall has made travel hazardous especially at Nashri, Chanderkoot, Karool, Mehar, Digdol and Banihal," he cautioned. Under the prevailing weather conditions, vehicular movement on Ramban-Banihal sector remains unsafe, he added. The DIG urged commuters, particularly those stranded at Qazigund, Udhampur and Nagrota, to consider returning instead of waiting for clearance and strictly follow trafficadvisories while planning their journey to avoid any untoward incidents....