Jammu |Jan, 23: Heavy landslides triggered by heavy rains on Sunday forced suspension of traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway the only surface link connecting Kashmir valley with Jammu and other parts of the country, officials said.
“Over 100 trucks are stranded between Chanderkote and Ramsu and efforts by the road clearance agencies are on to restore”, Officials said Senior Superintendent of Police, traffic, Shabir Ahmad Malik said the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed after overnight rains triggered landslides and shooting of stones from the hillocks at various places including Cafeteria Morh, Duggi Pulli (Chanderkote) and Panthiyal in Ramban district.
No fresh traffic, which was scheduled to ply from Jammu towards Srinagar, was allowed this morning, he said.
The officer said Banihal sector also received heavy snowfall, rendering the arterial road slippery.
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