Srinagar, April 26 -- According to an order issued by Deputy Commissioner, Ramban, Baseer-ul-Haq Chaudhary, the traffic will be halted on the highway for repair work from 8 am on Sunday to 8 am on Monday.

A traffic department official clarified that the traffic will remain suspended on the 250-km highway, the only all weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, between Nashri Tunnel to Banihal Tunnel - a 66-km stretch in Ramban which suffered damages at several places especially between Maroog and Seri following multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains on April 20.

"There will be no movement of any kind of vehicle after 5 pm today (Saturday) from Qazigund towards Jammu and from Udhampur towards Srinagar. Load carrier oper...