Jammu, Sept. 10 -- The 270-kilometre-long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed for vehicular traffic for the ninth consecutive day on Tuesday, with work underway to restore a badly damaged 250-metre-long stretch in the Udhampur district.

The Doda-Kishtwar road and Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri road, connecting the Union Territory of J&K with Ladakh, have also been closed due to landslides, officials said.

The highway has 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 total, the highway has been closed for 15 days.

"The highway is still closed for vehicular movement from Jakheni (Udhampur) towards Srina...