Srinagar, March 2 -- The strategic 270-kilometre Jammu-Srinagar national highway reopened for light motor vehicles after road restoration work was carried out on Saturday, officials said.
The arterial road was closed on Thursday evening following heavy snowfall and multiple landslides in Ramban district.
Heavy rains had triggered shooting stones, mudslides and landslides at a dozen places, including Kishtwari Pather, Moum Passi, Hingni, Panthiyal, Mehar and Dalwas, while snowfall between Qazigund and Ramsu left the road slippery.
A side of the road near Mehar has caved in, while a major landslide has blocked one tube of the Kunfer-Peerah tunnel.
The road repair was hampered by continuous rains on Friday, officials said.
They said resto...