Banihal/Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed for traffic on Thursday due to a landslide in Ramban district that left over 1800 vehicles stranded, an official said.
The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, was blocked by a landslide at Digdol area in Ramban district, they said.
As a result, over 1500 heavy motor vehicles (HMVs) and 300 Light motor vehicles (LMVs) are stranded at different points of the highway, they said.
J-K highway closed due to landslide in Ramban
Men and machinery have been deployed to clear the area.
