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Landslide blocks Jammu-Srinagar national highway
A fresh landslide struck Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Udhampur district today, forcing closure of the strategically important and only all weather road connecting Kashmir with rest of the country.
Jammu: A fresh landslide struck Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Udhampur district today, forcing closure of the strategically important and only all weather road connecting Kashmir with rest of the country, officials said.
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The major landslide occurred at Kheri Passi morh around 3 am, blocking the highway and leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded, a traffic department official said.
He said men and machinery have been moved to the spot by the concerned agencies and clearance operation was going on in full swing.
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"The clearance operation is likely to be completed within next five hours," the official said.
He said Srinagar-bound vehicles, which left Jammu this morning, were stopped at various places.
A massive landslide in Ramban district had blocked the highway for two days on August 25 and 26. (PTI)