Jammu, April 7 The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed to traffic on Tuesday due to multiple landslides in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, just a few hours after it was reopened.
Over 200 vehicles are stranded at various points on the 270-km highway, the only all-weather road in the region, officials said.
The highway was reopened for vehicular traffic early Tuesday morning after a day-long closure due to landslides on Monday.
"Traffic movement has been stopped in both directions – from Jammu towards Srinagar and vice versa – on the highway due to a major landslide between Digdol and Khooni Nallah. The road is completely blocked," a traffic police spokesperson said.
She said that people are advised not to travel on the highway until the road is fully restored. "Please do not pay attention to rumors and check the status of the roads on the traffic police Twitter handle, Facebook page, and traffic control units."
Officials said that work is underway to reopen the highway, but incessant rainfall in the Ramban-Banihal sector is making the task difficult.