Srinagar-Jammu highway shut for sixth consecutive day

Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu highway as men and machinery on Monday continued to remain closed for sixth consecutive day as landslides and road block continued to give tough time to men and machinery working overnight to restore the movement of traffic on the highway.
Officials said that massive shooting stones erupted at Maroog area over the road that was also hit by a massive landslide as well. They said that the restoration work had cleared the block but shooting stones erupted again blocking the road and making it risky for any movement.
“The shooting incidents are still continuing and we hope that if it stops in next few hours then the men and machinery will clear it but if it drags to night then operations will have to be halted,” they said.
The road clearance operation, he said, cannot be done during night hours. He said Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Div Com Kashmir, and IG traffic police had visited the road on Monday to take first hand assessment of the measures being taken.
The official said on Sunday afternoon when some stranded vehicles were allowed to move towards Banihal from Ramban, massive landslide hit the area afterwards, closing the road again.
Srinagar-Jammu highway remained closed for the sixth straight day following the fresh spell of snowfall and snow avalanche that triggered slippery conditions of the road and also blocked the Jawahar Tunnel respectively.