Fresh landslides forces closure of Sgr-Jmu highway again

Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu highway, the only road connecting the Valley with rest of the States, was once again closed for vehicular movement on Tuesday after fresh landslides occurred at multiple places along the road.
Officials in the traffic department informed that landslides occurred at multiple places along the highway today, thus prompting the officials to close the road as precautionary measure.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) highway, Shabir Ahmad Malik said that the road was closed following the fresh landslides. “The traffic will be allowed to ply once the road is cleared. We are hopeful that the road will be cleared by late evening,” he said.
The highway was today open for the one-way traffic from Srinagar towards Jammu, officials had said.