The 434-km-long Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, the only road linking Ladakh region with Kashmir valley, remained closed for the second day on Friday due to landslides, triggered by rain.
The highway was put through for few hours yesterday in the afternoon but had to close again due to fresh landslides, a traffic policeofficial said.He said traffic on the strategically important highway was suspended on Thursday following landslides and shooting stones at several places on the highway, particularly in Zojila area. The Beacon authorities immediately put into service machines and men and cleared the landslides in theafternoon, he said, adding that traffic was allowed before fresh landslides.
A huge portion of a hill had collapsed and blocked the roadin Zojila pass area, and the machines and men have again been pressed into service to put through the highway.
He said normally traffic is allowed in the morning from Ladakh to Kashmir and later from here to other side of the Zojila pass.The Union Government has already sanctioned tunnel at Zojilato make it an all weather road which remained closed during winter months dueto accumulation of heavy snow.
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